Use After Free in Ledger Cli
CVE-2017-2808
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.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ledger Cli — versions Ledger HEAD Ledger 3.1.
- Ledger-Cli Ledger — versions 3.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100546 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00031.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-05 (vendor-advisory)
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0304 (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2808?
- CVE-2017-2808 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ledger Cli, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2808?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-2808 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.