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CVE-2017-11359
The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero…
Medium5.5EPSS 6.6%
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- mitre
Description
The wavwritehdr 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 snd file, during conversion to a wav file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.6% · top 6.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- 42398 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171130 [SECURITY] [DLA 1197-1] sox security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201810-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190305 [SECURITY] [DLA 1705-1] sox security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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