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CVE-2017-11331

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-11331 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Xiph.Org vorbis-tools version 1.4.0. Specifically, the wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted WAV file, leading to a memory allocation error. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB (EDB-42397). However, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:xiph:vorbis-tools:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/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 Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.79%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-42397 · Jul 31, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0379 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: vorbis-tools
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: vorbis-tools
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: vorbis-tools

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-11331Low

vorbis-tools: Invalid memory allocation in wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c

Jul 30, 2017

References

seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/80
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42397
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry