Is CVE-2017-9259 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-9259 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-9259?

CVE-2017-9259 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-9259?

CVE-2017-9259 has an EPSS score of 6.15% (93th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9259?

Upgrade soundtouch on debian 11 to 1.9.2-3 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9259

MEDIUMEPSS 93th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion

How to fix

Remediation Available

soundtouchDebian

Fixed in:1.9.2-3CVE-2017-9259

libsoundtouch0Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

libsoundtouch1Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.9.2-2+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

Fixed in:1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

soundstretchUbuntu

Fixed in:1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

Fixed in:1.9.2-2+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

Fixed in:1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

soundtouchUbuntu

Fixed in:1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

Fixed in:1.9.2-2+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

Fixed in:1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4826-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

6.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

seclists.org

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references1

exploit-db.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-400 (Resource Exhaustion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-44487	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2011-3192	High	7.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25617	Medium	5.3	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-1000115	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.