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
EPSS: 0.017 (74.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- talos-cna@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.