SB2017073118 - Division by zero in sox.sourceforge.net SoX
Published: July 31, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017073118
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Division by zero (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11332)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero error within The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.