{"id":"CVE-2017-11358","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-11358","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:11:26.707Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-07-31T13:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:01:41.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["sound exchange project/sound exchange","debian/debian linux"],"epss":{"score":0.07401,"percentile":0.94402,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.1411,"percentile":0.96457},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.07401,"percentile":0.94156}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-07-31","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":42398,"kind":"exploit","title":"Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/42398.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/42398.txt","published":"2017-07-31","added":"2017-07-31","updated":"2017-07-31","author":"qflb.wu","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-11359","CVE-2017-11358","CVE-2017-11332"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.4%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.1411,"from":0.07401,"percentile":0.96457},"summary":"EPSS moved from 7.4% to 14.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/04/2","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/05/1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/06/1","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/81","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/03/3","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/04/2","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/05/1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/02/06/1","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00007.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42398/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11358","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}