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CVE-2017-11331 json

The wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocat…

published 2017-07-31 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-2965

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c in Xiph.Org vorbis-tools 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error) via a crafted wav file.

Patch / fix

  • vorbis-tools Debian 14, Debian 13 1.4.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-11331

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-11331 updated cvss 3.3

vorbis-tools: Invalid memory allocation in wav_open function in oggenc/audio.c

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 vorbis-tools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 vorbis-tools Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 vorbis-tools
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-42397)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-42397 Vorbis Tools oggenc 1.4.0 - '.wav' Denial of Service dos, 2017-07-31

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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