CVE-2017-12108 HIGH

CVE-2017-12108

Vendor Libxls
Product libxls
Published April 24, 2018
Last update September 17, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULBLANK record. 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2018 CVE published
September 17, 2024 Record updated