CVE-2017-11359

Published: Jul 31, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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 (3)

Products: Sound Exchange Project: Sound Exchange · Debian: Debian Linux

Sound Exchange Project

1 product

Sound Exchange

Debian

1 product

Debian Linux

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange	Version 14.4.2

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

CWE-369

Divide By Zero

The product divides a value by zero.

References (10)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81