CVE-2017-15371
published 2017-10-16CVE-2017-15371: 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…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.63%
73.4th percentile
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.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | sox | < sox 14.4.2-2 (bookworm) | sox 14.4.2-2 (bookworm) |
| msrc | azl3_sox_14.4.2.0-33_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_x64 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_sox_14.4.2.0-33_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | cbl_mariner_2.0_x64 | — | — |
| sound_exchange_project | sound_exchange | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-mh8q-537v-96gj: There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2017-15371 [MEDIUM] CWE-617 GHSA-mh8q-537v-96gj: There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-15371: There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats
osv·2017-10-16·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15371 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15371: There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats
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.
Red Hat
sox: Reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment()
vendor_redhat·2017-10-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15371 [MEDIUM] CWE-617 sox: Reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment()
sox: Reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment()
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.
Package: sox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: sox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: sox (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Microsoft
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 a
vendor_msrc·2017-10-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15371 [MEDIUM] CWE-617 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 a
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.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identified, we will
Debian
CVE-2017-15371: sox - There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in for...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15371 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15371: sox - There is a reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in for...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 14.4.2-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 14.4.2-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 14.4.2-2)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15371 sox: Reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment()
bugzilla·2017-11-08·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15371 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15371 sox: Reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment()
CVE-2017-15371 sox: Reachable assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment()
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.
Product bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500570
Discussion:
Created sox tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1510925]
---
Fixed in sox-14.4.2.0-14.fc26 and sox-14.4.2.0-14.fc27.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15370 CVE-2017-15371 CVE-2017-15372 CVE-2017-15642 sox: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-11-08·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15370 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15370 CVE-2017-15371 CVE-2017-15372 CVE-2017-15642 sox: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-15370 CVE-2017-15371 CVE-2017-15372 CVE-2017-15642 sox: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supp
Bugzilla
It is a reachable assertion abort in function sox_append_comment(in formats.c:227) that will lead to denial of service attack
bugzilla·2017-10-11
[HIGH] It is a reachable assertion abort in function sox_append_comment(in formats.c:227) that will lead to denial of service attack
It is a reachable assertion abort in function sox_append_comment(in formats.c:227) that will lead to denial of service attack
Created attachment 1337015
poc_file
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
SoX v14.4.2
How reproducible:
./sox 03-abort out.wav
sox: /root/fuzzing/sox/src/formats.c:227: sox_append_comment: Assertion `comment' failed.
Aborted (core dumped)
The gdb debugging information is listed below:
gdb ./sox /tmp/core.1507694923
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500570https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500570https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02
2017-10-16
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