CVE-2017-11332

MEDIUM

Sound eXchange 14.4.2 - Denial of Service via Crafted WAV File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-11332. PoCs published by qflb.wu.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates two denial-of-service vulnerabilities in SoX 14.4.2: a divide-by-zero error in the `startread` function (wav.c) and an invalid memory read in the `read_samples` function (hcom.c). Both are triggered by crafted audio files, leading to application crashes.

Description

The startread function in wav.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted wav file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by qflb.wu · textdoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398

The exploit demonstrates two denial-of-service vulnerabilities in SoX 14.4.2: a divide-by-zero error in the `startread` function (wav.c) and an invalid memory read in the `read_samples` function (hcom.c). Both are triggered by crafted audio files, leading to application crashes.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Crafted WAV or HCOM file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398/
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0660
EPSS Percentile 93.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-369
Status published
Products (3)
debian/debian_linux 7.0
debian/debian_linux 8.0
sound_exchange_project/sound_exchange 14.4.2
Published Jul 31, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026