CVE-2014-8145

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.1 and earlier allow remote...

7.5 HighFix available

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted WAV file to the (1) start_read or (2) AdpcmReadBlock function.

Exploit likelihood

7.71%Up 5.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2014-8145
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2014-8145
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2014-7987 No score

Record: EUVD-2014-7987
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qf7x-vm2m-qc7x No score

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.1 and earlier allow remote...

Record: GHSA-qf7x-vm2m-qc7x
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2014-8145
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8145 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8145
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2014-0561 No score

Updated sox packages fix CVE-2014-8145

Updated sox packages fix security vulnerability:

The sox command line tool is affected by two heap-based buffer overflows, respectively located in functions start_read() and AdpcmReadBlock(). A specially crafted wav file can be used to trigger the vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-8145).

Record: MGASA-2014-0561
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-8145 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8145
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sox` Debian:12	before 14.4.2-2	14.4.2-2
`sox` Debian:13	before 14.4.2-2	14.4.2-2
`sox` Debian:6.0	before 14.3.1-1+deb6u1, plus listed versions 14.3.1-1	14.3.1-1+deb6u1
`sox` Debian:8	before 14.4.1-5+deb8u1, plus listed versions 14.4.1-5	14.4.1-5+deb8u1
`sox` Debian:7	before 14.4.0-3+deb7u1, plus listed versions 14.4.0-3	14.4.0-3+deb7u1
`sox` Mageia:4	before 14.4.1-3.1.mga4	14.4.1-3.1.mga4
`sox` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 14.4.1-314.4.1-3ubuntu1	14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1
`sox` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 14.4.1-5	14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-8145 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sound Exchange Project Exchange, published December 23, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.71%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in sox 14.4.2-2.

References

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