CVE-2017-15372
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.c in...
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15372- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15372- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6826 No score
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6826- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vfg9-c8qr-pcrr
5.5
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.c in...
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
GHSA-vfg9-c8qr-pcrr- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-43759
5.5
CVE-2017-15372 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
AZL-43759- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-45246
5.5
CVE-2017-15372 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
AZL-45246- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
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OSV
5.5
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
CVE-2017-15372- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-15372
5.5
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15372- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15372
5.5
There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15372- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0211 No score
Updated sox packages fix security vulnerabilities
This update for sox fixes the following security issues:
- CVE-2017-11332: Fixed the startread function in wav.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (divide-by-zero) via a crafted wav file.
- CVE-2017-11358: Fixed the read_samples function in hcom.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (invalid memory read) via a crafted hcom file.
- CVE-2017-11359: Fixed the wavwritehdr function in wav.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (divide-by-zero) when converting a a crafted snd file to a wav file.
- CVE-2017-15372: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted audio file.
- CVE-2017-15642: Fixed an Use-After-Free vulnerability in lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c, which could be triggered by an attacker by providing a malformed AIFF file.
- CVE-2017-18189: In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero channels triggers an infinite loop with a resultant NULL pointer dereference, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service.
- Record
MGASA-2018-0211- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2018:0489-1 No score
Security update for sox
This update for sox fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-11332: Fixed the startread function in wav.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (divide-by-zero) via a crafted wav file. (boo#1081140)
- CVE-2017-11358: Fixed the read_samples function in hcom.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (invalid memory read) via a crafted hcom file. (boo#1081141)
- CVE-2017-11359: Fixed the wavwritehdr function in wav.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (divide-by-zero) when converting a a crafted snd file to a wav file. (boo#1081142)
- CVE-2017-15370: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the ImaExpandS function of ima_rw.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted audio file. (boo#1063439)
- CVE-2017-15371: Fixed an assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted audio file. (boo#1063450)
- CVE-2017-15372: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted audio file. (boo#1063456)
- CVE-2017-15642: Fixed an Use-After-Free vulnerability in lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c, which could be triggered by an attacker by providing a malformed AIFF file. (boo#1064576)
- CVE-2017-18189: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference triggered by a corrupt header specifying zero channels in the startread function in xa.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (boo#1081146).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2018:0489-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2018:0493-1 No score
Security update for sox
This update for sox fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-11332: Fixed the startread function in wav.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (divide-by-zero) via a crafted wav file. (boo#1081140)
- CVE-2017-11358: Fixed the read_samples function in hcom.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (invalid memory read) via a crafted hcom file. (boo#1081141)
- CVE-2017-11359: Fixed the wavwritehdr function in wav.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (divide-by-zero) when converting a a crafted snd file to a wav file. (boo#1081142)
- CVE-2017-15370: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the ImaExpandS function of ima_rw.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted audio file. (boo#1063439)
- CVE-2017-15371: Fixed an assertion abort in the function sox_append_comment() in formats.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted audio file. (boo#1063450)
- CVE-2017-15372: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in the lsx_ms_adpcm_block_expand_i function of adpcm.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS during conversion of a crafted audio file. (boo#1063456)
- CVE-2017-15642: Fixed an Use-After-Free vulnerability in lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c, which could be triggered by an attacker by providing a malformed AIFF file. (boo#1064576)
- CVE-2017-18189: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference triggered by a corrupt header specifying zero channels in the startread function in xa.c, which allowed remote attackers to cause a DoS (boo#1081146).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2018:0493-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11394-1 No score
libsox3-14.4.2-5.17 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libsox3-14.4.2-5.17 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11394-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
soxAzure Linux:2 |
through 14.4.2.0-34 | None known |
soxAzure Linux:3 |
through 14.4.2.0-34 | None known |
soxDebian:12 |
before 14.4.2-2 | 14.4.2-2 |
soxDebian:13 |
before 14.4.2-2 | 14.4.2-2 |
soxDebian:7 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 14.4.0-3+deb7u2, plus listed versions 14.4.0-314.4.0-3+deb7u1 |
14.4.0-3+deb7u2 |
soxDebian:8 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 14.4.1-5+deb8u2, plus listed versions 14.4.1-514.4.1-5+deb8u1 |
14.4.1-5+deb8u2 |
soxMageia:5 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 14.4.1-6.3.mga5 | 14.4.1-6.3.mga5 |
soxMageia:6 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 14.4.2-7.3.mga6 | 14.4.2-7.3.mga6 |
soxUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 14.4.1-314.4.1-3ubuntu1 |
14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1 |
soxUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 14.4.1-5 |
14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1 |
soxSUSE:Package Hub 12 SP3 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 14.4.2-5.1 | 14.4.2-5.1 |
soxopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
before 14.4.2-5.17 | 14.4.2-5.17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-15372 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Sound Exchange Project Exchange, published October 16, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.65%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in sox 14.4.2-2.
References
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00043.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-02
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500553
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00042.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15372
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vfg9-c8qr-pcrr
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15372
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0211.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22615
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15372
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15372
bugzilla.suse.com/1063439
bugzilla.suse.com/1063450
bugzilla.suse.com/1063456
bugzilla.suse.com/1064576
bugzilla.suse.com/1081140
bugzilla.suse.com/1081141
bugzilla.suse.com/1081142
bugzilla.suse.com/1081146
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11332
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11358
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11359
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15370
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15371
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15372
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15642
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18189