CVE-2017-12481

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Published 2017-08-04 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.8

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.8

Description

The find_option function in option.cc in Ledger 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2017-12481 NameCVE-2017-12481 DescriptionThe find_option function in option.cc in Ledger 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub…

CVE-2017-12481

Name	CVE-2017-12481
Description	The find_option function in option.cc in Ledger 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	870900

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
ledger (PTS)	bullseye	3.2.1-7	fixed
	bookworm	3.3.0-3	fixed
	trixie	3.3.2-1	fixed
	forky	3.4.0-1	fixed
	sid	3.4.0-3	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
ledger	source	(unstable)	3.1.2+dfsg1-1	low		870900

Notes

[stretch] - ledger <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - ledger <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ledger <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
http://bugs.ledger-cli.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222
https://github.com/ledger/ledger/issues/1222
https://github.com/ledger/ledger/commit/c5343f18744d0f6fddcc590f9a54c23674d8c489

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Apply commands

text fix

Notes

[stretch] - ledger <no-dsa> (Minor issue)[jessie] - ledger <no-dsa> (Minor issue)[wheezy] - ledger <no-dsa> (Minor issue)http://bugs.ledger-cli.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1222https://github.com/ledger/ledger/issues/1222https://github.com/ledger/ledger/commit/c5343f18744d0f6fddcc590f9a54c23674d8c489

OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.1.2+dfsg1-1`
sid	Fixed	`3.1.2+dfsg1-1`
forky	Fixed	`3.1.2+dfsg1-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.1.2+dfsg1-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.1.2+dfsg1-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
ledger-cli	ledger	`3.1.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.