| Name | CVE-2017-11358 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1197-1, DLA-1705-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 870328 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| sox (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 14.4.2+git20190427-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| sox | source | wheezy | 14.4.0-3+deb7u2 | | DLA-1197-1 | |
| sox | source | jessie | 14.4.1-5+deb8u3 | | DLA-1705-1 | |
| sox | source | stretch | 14.4.1-5+deb9u2 | | | |
| sox | source | (unstable) | 14.4.2-2 | | | 870328 |
Notes
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81
Upstream bug report https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/296/
https://github.com/mansr/sox/commit/6cb44a44b9eda6b321ccdbf6483348d4a9798b00