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CVE-2017-18189
In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero channels triggers an infinite…
High7.5EPSS 5.1%
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Description
In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero channels triggers an infinite loop with a resultant NULL pointer dereference, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.7% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
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References (6)
- https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/20171109114554.16297-1-mans%40mansr.com/raw (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190228 [SECURITY] [DLA 1695-1] sox security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2283 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-1dfaa1963b (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2020-cb7b7181a0 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
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