Out-of-Bounds Affecting ledger package, versions <3.1.2+dfsg1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LEDGER-521060
  • published4 Aug 2017
  • disclosed4 Aug 2017

Introduced: 4 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 ledger to version 3.1.2+dfsg1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ledger package and not the ledger package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.