THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-11358
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2017-11358

Sound Exchange vulnerability

CVSS
5.5
EPSS
7.4%
EPSS pct
94th
Exploited
No known
The read_samples function in hcom.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted hcom file.
Affected vendor
Sound Exchange Project
Affected product
Sound Exchange
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-07-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 7.4% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 94% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-11358

  • Confirm whether Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-11358.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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