CVE-2017-15371 Denial of service in n/a
A crafted audio file triggers an assertion abort in SoX, causing a denial of service during conversion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15371?
CVE-2017-15371 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 16 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
There 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.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15371?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15371?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-15371 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15371 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as AZL-43765, AZL-44322, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15371, GHSA-mh8q-537v-96gj, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15371.