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CVE-2017-15642

Publication date 19 October 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF file.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain media files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
sox 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H