MEDIUM
sox: Devide by zero in wavwritehdr function in wav.c
Published Jul 31, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.60%
Description
The wavwritehdr function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted snd file, during conversion to a wav file.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 14.4.2
Configuration 2
OR
- 7.0
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sox
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sox
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sox
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sox | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sox | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sox | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/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
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
3.3 LOW Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.60% 0.06599
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06599
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (31 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.60% (0.06599) | 93.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 6.60% (0.06599) | 93.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 11.30% (0.11296) | 95.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 6.60% (0.06599) | 93.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 11.30% (0.11296) | 95.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 6.60% (0.06599) | 93.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 11.30% (0.11296) | 95.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 6.60% (0.06599) | 93.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 11.30% (0.11296) | 95.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.60% (0.06599) | 92.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2026 | 2.93% (0.02933) | 86.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2026 | 5.17% (0.05174) | 89.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 3.30% (0.03304) | 86.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 80.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 76.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 74.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2023 | 0.46% (0.00457) | 72.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 69.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00327) | 66.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00277) | 63.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00230) | 59.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 60.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 65.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.27th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 85.09th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 92.67th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.17% (0.08166) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11359 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480676 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11359
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11359
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11359 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1480676 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11359 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11359 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 31, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 16, 2017
Link CVE-2017-11359
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a