Description
SoX - Sound eXchange 14.4.2 and earlier is affected by: Out-of-bounds Read. The impact is: Denial of Service. The component is: read_samples function at xa.c:219. The attack vector is: Victim must open specially crafted .xa file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2017-18189.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sourceforge | SoX - Sound eXchange | ≤ 14.4.2 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | sox | 14.4.2-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | sox | 14.4.2-2 | — |
| Debian 8 | sox | 14.4.1-5+deb8u2 | DLA-1695-1 |
| Debian 7 | sox | 14.4.0-3+deb7u2 | DLA-1197-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | sox | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | sox | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- DLA-1695-1 sox - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1197-1 sox - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026