What is CVE-2017-11331?

CVE-2017-11331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xiph Vorbis-Tools, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.

How severe is CVE-2017-11331?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-11331 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Xiph Vorbis-Tools

CVE-2017-11331

The wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted wav file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.038 (88.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Xiph Vorbis-tools — versions 1.4.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11331?: CVE-2017-11331 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xiph Vorbis-Tools, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2017-11331?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-11331 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.