CVE-2017-12481

Publication date 4 August 2017

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ledger 25.10 questing
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
25.04 plucky
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
24.10 oracular
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
23.10 mantic
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
23.04 lunar
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
22.10 kinetic
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
21.10 impish
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
20.10 groovy
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
19.10 eoan
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
19.04 disco
Fixed 3.1.2+dfsg1-1
18.10 cosmic Ignored end of life
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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