Buffer overflow in Sound Exchange Project
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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (76.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sound Exchange Project — versions 14.4.2
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html (mailing-list, 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, 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.