CVE-2017-15371

Summary

CVECVE-2017-15371
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-16 04:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-24 15:16:00 UTC
DescriptionThere is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack during conversion of an audio file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-617

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1197-1] sox security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
1500570 – It is a reachable assertion abort in function sox_append_comment(in formats.c:227) that will lead to denial of service attack MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-02) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1705-1] sox security update MLIST lists.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 670225 EulerOS Security Update for sox (EulerOS-SA-2021-1850)
  • 710232 Gentoo Linux SoX Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201810-02)
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report