Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-18189
In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero channels triggers an infinite loop with a resultant NULL pointer dereference, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2017-18189
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:sound_exchange_project:sound_exchange:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-18189
1.02%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 82 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-18189
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-18189
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-18189
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1695-1] sox security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUKFZQSZG2ABMTAMOGBMY7MJNSGEIYTL/
[SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: sox-14.4.2.0-28.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
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https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/20171109114554.16297-1-mans@mansr.com/raw
Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62RARFRXGKPNNFFNVDV7DHJSOKAIZ3CX/
[SECURITY] Fedora 30 Update: sox-14.4.2.0-28.fc30 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121
#881121 - sox: CVE-2017-18189: null pointer dereference while running sox - Debian Bug report logsExploit;Issue Tracking;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2283
RHSA-2019:2283 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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