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MDKSA-2004:076: sox

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the sox package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2004:076 (sox).

Ulf Harnhammar discovered two buffer overflows in SoX. They occur when the sox
or play commands handle malicious .WAV files.
Versions 12.17.4, 12.17.3 and 12.17.2 are vulnerable to these overflows.
12.17.1, 12.17 and 12.16 are some versions that are not.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:076
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10819

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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