Sound eXchange 14.4.2 WAV File wav.c wavwritehdr divide by zero
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sound eXchange 14.4.2. Affected is the function wavwritehdr
of the file wav.c of the component WAV File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The wavwritehdr 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 snd file, during conversion to a wav file.
The bug was discovered 07/30/2017. The weakness was presented 07/31/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-11359 since 07/16/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 106917 (openSUSE Security Update : sox (openSUSE-2018-185)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176651 (Debian Security Update for sox (DLA 1705-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (106917) and Exploit-DB (42398). See 104685, 104687, 107876 and 113428 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Divide by zeroCWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 106917
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : sox (openSUSE-2018-185)
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Advisory: DLA 1197-1Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2017-11359 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/01/2017 08:53Updated: 12/14/2022 14:11
Changes: 08/01/2017 08:53 (73), 11/02/2019 16:32 (6), 12/14/2022 14:11 (4)
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