CVE-2017-2897 in libxls

Summary

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT 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.

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• Responsible: Talos
• Reservation: 12/01/2016
• Disclosure: 11/20/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-109764 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-787 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.3
• EPSS: 0.00308
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2897
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2897
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-2897/