sox: integer overflow in xmalloc.h
Published Feb 15, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.69%
Description
An issue was discovered in SoX 14.4.2. In xmalloc.h, there is an integer overflow on the result of multiplication fed into the lsx_valloc macro that wraps malloc. When the buffer is allocated, it is smaller than expected, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in channels_start in remix.c.
Affected products
No data.
- 14.4.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sox
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sox | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01693) | 76.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01693) | 74.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 41.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.28% (0.02278) | 74.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 51.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 9, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 49.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00125) | 45.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.79% (0.01787) | 54.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 65.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8355 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1678288 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00040.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8355
- https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/320 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4079-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4079-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8355
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8355 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1678288 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00040.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8355 | ||
| https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/320 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4079-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4079-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8355 |
Change history (0)
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