CVE-2017-11331

MEDIUM

vorbis-tools 1.4.0 - Denial of Service via Crafted WAV File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-11331. PoCs published by qflb.wu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 due to unchecked malloc return values in the wav_open function, leading to a memory allocation error when processing a crafted WAV file.

Description

The wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted wav file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by qflb.wu · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42397

The exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in vorbis-tools 1.4.0 due to unchecked malloc return values in the wav_open function, leading to a memory allocation error when processing a crafted WAV file.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: vorbis-tools 1.4.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A crafted WAV file with malformed channel data
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42397/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/80

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0379
EPSS Percentile 88.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
xiph/vorbis-tools 1.4.0
Published Jul 31, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026