Denial of Service Vulnerability in Ledger 3.1.1
CVE-2017-12481

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Ledger-cli

Status
Ledger
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 August 2017

What is CVE-2017-12481?

The find_option function in option.cc of Ledger 3.1.1 contains a vulnerability that can be exploited by remote attackers. By supplying a specially crafted file, attackers may trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, leading to a denial of service. This vulnerability might result in the application crashing, interrupting service and potentially affecting users relying on the software.

References

http://bugs.ledger-cli.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222
x_refsource_MISC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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