CVE-2017-2896
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Nov 20, 2017
- Updated
- Sep 16, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 1, 2016
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells function of libxls 1.4. . A specially crafted XLS file can cause a memory corruption resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | talos |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
libxlslibxls |
|
References
- DSA-4173vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202003-64vendor-advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0403
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