Out-of-bounds read in SoX - CVE-2017-11358
Published: July 31, 2017 / Updated: March 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32014
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11358
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The 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.
Affected software
SoX
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
sox (Alpine package)
sox
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
sox (Alpine package)
sox
How to mitigate CVE-2017-11358
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
sox (Alpine package) - update to 14.4.2-r5
sox - addressed in versions 14.4.2.0-22.fc27, 14.4.2.0-22.fc28
sox - addressed in versions 14.4.2.0-22.fc27, 14.4.2.0-22.fc28