A corrupt header specifying zero channels would send read_channels() into an infinite loop. Prevent this by sanity checking the channel count in open_read(). Also add an upper bound to prevent overflow in multiplication. --- src/xa.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/xa.c b/src/xa.c index 81a767720d93..9fc086eca2b2 100644 --- a/src/xa.c +++ b/src/xa.c @@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ static int startread(sox_format_t * ft) lsx_report("User options overriding rate read in .xa header"); } + if (ft->signal.channels == 0 || ft->signal.channels > UINT16_MAX) { + lsx_fail_errno(ft, SOX_EFMT, "invalid channel count %d", + ft->signal.channels); + return SOX_EOF; + } + /* Check for supported formats */ if (ft->encoding.bits_per_sample != 16) { lsx_fail_errno(ft, SOX_EFMT, "%d-bit sample resolution not supported.", -- 2.15.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ SoX-devel mailing list SoX-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sox-devel