CVE-2017-11358 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Sound eXchange (SoX) version 14.4.2, specifically affecting the read_samples function in hcom.c. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application via an invalid memory read when processing a specially crafted hcom file, impacting Debian and Sound eXchange products. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) with a low attack complexity (AC:L) and local access (AV:L), leading to high availability impact (A:H). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-42398) exists, and the vulnerability has minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:14.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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