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Status published
High
CVE-2017-2808
An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the account parsing component...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100546
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00029.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-05
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0304
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Ledger CLI
Vulnerable Versions:
Ledger HEAD Ledger 3.1.
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 5th, 2017
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.