sox: NULL pointer dereference in startread function in xa.c
Published Feb 15, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.05%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 14.4.2
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
sox-0:14.4.1-7.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2283
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
sox
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
sox
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | sox-0:14.4.1-7.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2283 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | sox | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | sox | Affected | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.05% (0.05055) | 92.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.23% (0.05231) | 91.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 5.71% (0.05714) | 90.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 8.17% (0.08174) | 91.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 3.69% (0.03693) | 87.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 79.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 10.11% (0.10108) | 88.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 79.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 10.11% (0.10108) | 91.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 79.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00813) | 81.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 82.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 9, 2023 | 0.77% (0.00771) | 78.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00764) | 78.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 35.21th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 34.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 74.64th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2283 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=881121 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1545866 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62RARFRXGKPNNFFNVDV7DHJSOKAIZ3CX/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUKFZQSZG2ABMTAMOGBMY7MJNSGEIYTL/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-18189
- https://public-inbox.org/sox-devel/20171109114554.16297-1-mans%40mansr.com/raw x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-18189
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