CVE-2017-12481: Ledger-CLI Ledger

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Ledger-CLI Ledger: version 3.1.1 only

Published 2017-08-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.