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7.2	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in libxls 1.4. Affected by this issue is the function xls_addCell. The manipulation as part of a XLS File leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2017. The weakness was presented 11/20/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-12111 since 07/31/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109065 (Debian DSA-4173-1 : r-cran-readxl - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context local. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 176356 (Debian Security Update for r-cran-readxl (DSA 4173-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109065). See 109747, 109763, 109764 and 109765 for similar entries.

Productinfo

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• libxls

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109065
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-4173-1 : r-cran-readxl - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 861429
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 4173-1 (r-cran-readxl - security update)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2017 🔍
11/15/2017 +107 days 🔍
11/20/2017 +5 days 🔍
11/20/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/16/2018 +146 days 🔍
04/17/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2023 +1730 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: talosintelligence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12111 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2017 07:47 AM
Updated: 01/11/2023 07:53 AM
Changes: 11/21/2017 07:47 AM (64), 12/09/2019 08:32 AM (12), 01/11/2023 07:53 AM (14)
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