CVE-2017-2919 HIGH

CVE-2017-2919

Vendor Libxls
Product libxls
Published November 20, 2017
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 stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4. 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 17, 2024 Record updated