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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2017-12482

The ledger::parse_date_mask_routine function in times.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.

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1 Nov 2026, 06:12 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2017-12482

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Aug 2017, 19:29 UTC

The ledger::parse_date_mask_routine function in times.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.

osv:CVE-2017-12482
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12482",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2017-12482",
    "summary": "The ledger::parse_date_mask_routine function in times.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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-12482",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/ledger/ledger",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "3.1.1"
                      },
                      {
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                      }
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-12482.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:36.700654712Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-05"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 434050,
  "published_at": "2017-08-04T19:29:00.27+00:00"
}