#VU33436 Buffer overflow - CVE-2017-15372

Vulnerability identifier: #VU33436

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [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/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15372

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500553
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.