CVE-2017-15371 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, specifically affecting Debian Linux distributions. A crafted audio file can trigger an assertion abort in the sox_append_comment() function within formats.c, leading to a system crash during file conversion. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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CVE-2017-15371
Sep 10, 2024sox: Reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment()
Oct 11, 2017There 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.
Oct 10, 2017