security flaw

Multiple buffer overflows in the stwavstartread 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...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: sox security update

Updated sox packages that fix buffer overflows in the WAV file handling code are now available. SoX Sound eXchange is a sound file format converter. SoX can convert between many different digitized sound formats and perform simple sound manipulation functions, including sound effects. Buffer...

SoX multiple buffer overflows

Few buffer overflow on parsing .wav files...

[Full-Disclosure] SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files

SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files I have found two buffer overflows in SoX. They occur when the sox or play commands handle malicious .WAV files. The overflows have the identifier CAN-2004-0557. Versions 12.17.4, 12.17.3 and 12.17.2 are vulnerable to these overflows. Vulnerable versio...

Fedora Core 1 : sox-12.17.4-4.fc1 (2004-235)

Updated sox packages that fix buffer overflows in the WAV file handling code are now available. Buffer overflows existed in the parsing of WAV file header fields. It was possible that a malicious WAV file could have caused arbitrary code to be executed when the file was played or converted. Note...

Fedora Core 2 : sox-12.17.4-4.fc2 (2004-244)

Updated sox packages that fix buffer overflows in the WAV file handling code are now available. Buffer overflows existed in the parsing of WAV file header fields. It was possible that a malicious WAV file could have caused arbitrary code to be executed when the file was played or converted. Note...

SoX buffer overflows when handling .WAV files

Ulf Härnhammar discovered a pair of buffer overflows in the WAV file handling code of SoX. If an attacker can cause her victim to process a specially-crafted WAV file with SoX e.g. through social engineering or through some other program that relies on SoX, arbitrary code can be executed with the...

FTP Server Copyrighted Material Present

Nessus has detected that the remote FTP server is hosting mp3, wav, avi, or asf files, which could be potentially copyright infringing. TRUSTED...

AOL Instant Messenger vulnerable to DoS via crafted WAV file

Overview AOL Instant Messenger AIM is an application that allows one peer to communicate with another. A vulnerability exists that can crash the client of a victim. Description AIM allows users to send audio files to one another. By sending a corrupt WAV formatted file, an attacker can cause the...

CVE-2001-1418

AOL Instant Messenger AIM 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a malformed WAV file...

CVE-2000-0013

IRIX soundplayer vulnerability (CVE-2000-0013): Local privilege elevation via shell metacharacters embedded in a .wav file that are executed by the midikeys program. Affects the IRIX soundplayer workflow where untrusted WAV data is processed, enabling an attacker with local access to run commands...

CVE-2000-0013

IRIX soundplayer program allows local users to gain privileges by including shell metacharacters in a .wav file, which is executed via the midikeys program...

Threats Making WAVs - Incident Response to a Cryptomining Attack

Guardicore security researchers describe and uncover a full analysis of a cryptomining attack, which hid a cryptominer inside WAV files. The report includes the full attack vectors, from detection, infection, network propagation and malware analysis and recommendations for optimizing incident...