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CVE-2017-12481 json

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…

published 2017-08-04 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-4053

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • ledger Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.2+dfsg1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12481

  • ledger openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.1-3.3
  • ledger Package Hub 15 SP1 3.1.3-bp151.4.3.1
  • ledger openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.0 3.1.3-lp151.3.3.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10913-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1895-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1779-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-12481 updated cvss 7.0

ledger: stack-based buffer overflow in find_option function

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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