What is CVE-2017-15372?

CVE-2017-15372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sound_exchange_project Sound_exchange, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2017-15372?

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

Buffer overflow in Sound_exchange_project Sound_exchange

CVE-2017-15372

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (73.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Sound_exchange_project Sound_exchange — versions 14.4.2
Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15372?: CVE-2017-15372 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sound_exchange_project Sound_exchange, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-15372?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.