CVE catalog

CVE-2017-18189

sox: CVE-2017-18189

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Feb 15, 2018, 10:29:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.05% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	sox	trixie	`14.4.2+git20190427-5`	fixed
Debian	sox	bookworm	`14.4.2+git20190427-3.5`	fixed
Ubuntu	sox	14.04	`14.4.1-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sox	14.04	`14.4.1-3ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sox	14.04	`14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	sox	16.04	`14.4.1-5`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	sox	16.04	`14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	sox	source	trixie	`14.4.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[881121]
Debian	sox	source	bookworm	`14.4.2-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[881121]
Ubuntu	sox	deb	14.04	`14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18189	Not reported
Ubuntu	sox	deb	16.04	`14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18189	Not reported

[Debian bug #881121]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libsox3]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-dev]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-fmt-all]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-fmt-alsa]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-fmt-ao]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-fmt-base]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-fmt-mp3]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-fmt-oss]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[libsox-fmt-pulse]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
[sox]Fixed
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12
- 14.4.2+git20190427-3.5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · bookworm; dsa · sox · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libsox3]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-dev]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-all]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-alsa]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-ao]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-base]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-mp3]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-opus]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-oss]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
[libsox-fmt-pulse]Fixed
Source package: [sox]
Details (2)
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13
- 14.4.2+git20190427-5+b3 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 14.4.2-2
  dsa · sox · debian · 13

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:28:22 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]