CVE-2017-2896 HIGH

CVE-2017-2896

Vendor Libxls
Product libxls
Published November 20, 2017
Last update September 16, 2024

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 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 20, 2017 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated