ID:3634 - Exploit for Division by zero in SoX - CVE-2017-11332
Published: July 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32015
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11332
CWE-ID: CWE-369
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
SoX
SoX
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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 currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.