CVE-2017-18189
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.7%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-18189
To remediate CVE-2017-18189, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/sox—upgrade to 14.4.2-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-18189 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.7%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 14.4.2-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |