It was discovered that SoX did not correctly process NIST Sphere and WAV audio files. By tricking a victim into processing a specially crafted NIST Sphere or WAV audio file, a remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running SoX.
Find out more about CVE-2014-8145 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue affects the versions of sox as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sox | Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sox | Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sox | Fix deferred |
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