Use After Free Affecting ledger package, versions *
Threat Intelligence
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- published5 Sept 2017
- disclosed5 Sept 2017
Introduced: 5 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-2808 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for Debian:8 ledger.
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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the account parsing component of the Ledger-CLI 3.1.1. A specially crafted ledger file can cause a use-after-free vulnerability resulting in arbitrary code execution. An attacker can convince a user to load a journal file to trigger this vulnerability.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2808
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-05
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00031.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100546
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00029.html
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0304
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-2808