Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2004-0557 (CCN-16827)

Assigned:2004-07-28
Published:2004-07-28
Updated:2017-10-11
Summary:Multiple buffer overflows in the st_wavstartread function in wav.c for Sound eXchange (SoX) 12.17.2 through 12.17.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain WAV file header fields.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:10.0 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
10.0 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: VulnWatch Mailing List, Wed Jul 28 2004 - 13:53:13 CDT
SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files

Source: VULNWATCH
Type: UNKNOWN
20040728 SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2004-0557

Source: CONECTIVA
Type: UNKNOWN
CLA-2004:855

Source: CCN
Type: Conectiva Linux Security Announcement CLSA-2004:855
Buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2004-235

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FEDORA-2004-244

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2004-409
sox security update

Source: FULLDISC
Type: UNKNOWN
20040728 SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files

Source: CCN
Type: SA12175
SoX ".WAV" File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
12175

Source: CCN
Type: Slackware Security Advisories Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:33:16 -0700 (PDT)
[slackware-security] sox (SSA:2004-223-03)

Source: CCN
Type: SoX Web page
SoX - Sound eXchange

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
DSA-565

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-565
sox -- buffer overflow

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200407-23
SoX: Multiple buffer overflows

Source: GENTOO
Type: Vendor Advisory
GLSA-200407-23

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2004:076

Source: REDHAT
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2004:409

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
10819

Source: CCN
Type: BID-10819
SoX WAV File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: FEDORA
Type: UNKNOWN
FLSA:1945

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sox-wav-bo(16827)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sox-wav-bo(16827)

Source: OVAL
Type: UNKNOWN
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9801

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2004:023
libpng: remote system compromise

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sox:sox:12.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sox:sox:12.17.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sox:sox:12.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:conectiva:linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:advanced_servers:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:fedora_core:core_1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:fedora_core:core_2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20040557
    V
    		CVE-2004-0557
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9801
    V
    		Buffer overflow in the JBIG2Bitmap::JBIG2Bitmap function in JBIG2Stream.cc in Xpdf, as used in products such as gpdf, kpdf, pdftohtml, poppler, teTeX, CUPS, libextractor, and others, allows attackers to modify memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown attack vectors.
    2013-04-29
    oval:org.debian:def:565
    V
    		buffer overflow
    2004-10-13
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20040409
    P
    		RHSA-2004:409: sox security update (Important)
    2004-07-29
    BACK
    sox sox 12.17.2
    sox sox 12.17.3
    sox sox 12.17.4
    conectiva linux 8.0
    conectiva linux 9.0
    conectiva linux 10.0
    gentoo linux 1.4
    redhat enterprise linux 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 3.0
    redhat fedora core core_1.0
    redhat fedora core core_2.0