CVE-2017-11358 (GCVE-0-2017-11358)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-07-31 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 18:05
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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References
Date Public
2017-07-31 00:00
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      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2017-11358",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2017-11358.json",
      "version": "7"
    }
  }
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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