CVE-2017-9259

Exp

The TDStretch::acceptNewOverlapLength function in source/SoundTouch/TDStretch.cpp in SoundTouch 1.9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory allocation error and application crash) via a crafted wav file.

Published: 2017-07-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-9259 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.15%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.97% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-9259

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
42389 exploit_db edb 2017-07-28 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-9259

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 3.18% 6.15% +2.97%
2 2026-05-22 3.58% 3.18% -0.40%
3 2026-01-21 3.58%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-9259

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-9259

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-9259

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2017-9259 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (soundtouch), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9259
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9259
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-9259 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (soundtouch), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): not-affected 9, released 3, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9259

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-9259

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
surina soundtouch 1.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:surina:soundtouch:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-9259

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/62 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100095 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42389/
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