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CVE-2017-18189· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero channels triggers an infinite loo

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.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 15, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
5.1% · 92th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 5.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sound exchange projectsound exchange
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux8.0
  • sound exchange project sound exchangeup to 14.4.2 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12soxbefore 14.4.2-214.4.2-2
Debian:7soxbefore 14.4.0-3+deb7u214.4.0-3+deb7u2
Debian:8soxbefore 14.4.1-5+deb8u214.4.1-5+deb8u2
openSUSE:Tumbleweedsoxbefore 14.4.2-5.1714.4.2-5.17
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientsoxbefore 0:14.4.1-7.el70:14.4.1-7.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientsox-debuginfobefore 0:14.4.1-7.el70:14.4.1-7.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientsox-develbefore 0:14.4.1-7.el70:14.4.1-7.el7
SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3soxbefore 14.4.2-5.114.4.2-5.1

Same product

sound exchange project: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-3643A flaw was found in sox 14.4.1.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2021-40426A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master comm
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2014-8145Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a craf
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2023-34432Heap-buffer-overflow in src/formats_i.c
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2023-34318Heap-buffer-overflow in src/hcom.c
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2017-11359The 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
    24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:sox14.4.2-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:sox14.4.2-5.17 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sox0:14.4.1-7.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sox-debuginfo0:14.4.1-7.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:sox-devel0:14.4.1-7.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:sox14.4.2-5.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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