CVE-2017-2896

 

Published at: - 20-11-2017 11:29

Last modified: - 03-06-2022 09:51

Total changes: - 3

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0403
• DSA-4173-Third Party Advisory
• GLSA-202003-64-Third Party Advisory

 

Keywords

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CVE-2017-2896

 

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