CVE-2017-11358

Summary

CVECVE-2017-11358
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-31 13:29:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe read_samples function in hcom.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted hcom file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange 14.4.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: sox: patches for old vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-02) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
oss-security - sox: patches for old vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: sox: patches for old vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities - Linux dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] [DLA 1197-1] sox security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1705-1] sox security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: Sound eXchange (SoX) multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: sox: patches for old vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 181553 Debian Security Update for sox (DLA 3315-1)
  • 501254 Alpine Linux Security Update for sox
  • 670225 EulerOS Security Update for sox (EulerOS-SA-2021-1850)
  • 710232 Gentoo Linux SoX Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-02)
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