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2017-09-05
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the tag parsing functionality of Ledger-CLI 3.1.1. A specially crafted journal file can cause an integer underflow resulting in code execution. An attacker can construct a malicious journal file to trigger this vulnerability.
| Products | Ledger |
| Type | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100543
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00031.html • https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0303 • https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-05 • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00029.html |