7.5
HIGH
CVE-2017-18189
SoX Audio File NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 15, 2018, 10:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18189 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Sound_exchange_project sound_exchange

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18189 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/20171109114554.16297-1-mans%40mansr.com/raw [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUKFZQSZG2ABMTAMOGBMY7MJNSGEIYTL/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62RARFRXGKPNNFFNVDV7DHJSOKAIZ3CX/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/[email protected]/raw
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EUKFZQSZG2ABMTAMOGBMY7MJNSGEIYTL/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62RARFRXGKPNNFFNVDV7DHJSOKAIZ3CX/
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:soundexchange:sound_exchange:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.4.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.4.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62RARFRXGKPNNFFNVDV7DHJSOKAIZ3CX/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 03, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EUKFZQSZG2ABMTAMOGBMY7MJNSGEIYTL/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2283 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121 Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/[email protected]/raw No Types Assigned https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/[email protected]/raw Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:soundexchange:sound_exchange:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 14.4.2
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.02 }} 0.25%

score

0.82032

percentile

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