CVE-2017-2910 — Out-of-bounds Write in Project Libxls

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.58%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Libxls Project LibxlsDebian R-cran-readxl
Timeline
PublishedDec 2
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0. 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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5libxls_project/libxlslibxls 2.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-p854-92x2-rx7x: An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2017-2910: An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2↗2020-12-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2017-2910: r-cran-readxl - An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell funct...↗2017
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