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CVE-2017-11332

Published: 31 July 2017

The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain media files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
sox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(14.4.2-3)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(14.4.2-3)
trusty
Released (14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1)
upstream
Released (14.4.2-2)
xenial
Released (14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H