CVE-2017-15371 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats.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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sound Exchange Project	Sound Exchange	14.4.2
Debian	Debian Linux	7.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-617

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500570ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500570ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-15371?

CVE-2017-15371 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2. A Crafted input will lead to a denial of service attack during conversion of an a...

How severe is CVE-2017-15371?

CVE-2017-15371 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-15371?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange, Debian Debian Linux.