5.5

CVE-2017-15642: debian debian_linux Use After Free

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15642DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15642
Published 19-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15642 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.49%
0%100%
Low · -1.11 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3
DLA-1197-1DLA-1695-1MGASA-2018-0211OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0489-1OPENSUSE-SU-2018:0493-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11394-1

Timeline

  1. 19-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In lsx_aiffstartread in aiff.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) 14.4.2, there is a Use-After-Free vulnerability triggered by supplying a malformed AIFF file.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-1.11 pp

From 2.61% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Sound_exchange_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • sox< 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1 | < 14.4.1-5ubuntu0.1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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