CVE-2017-2897 - An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT function of libxls 1.4. A s

CVE-2017-2897

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.

References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	6.8 (as of 13-06-2022 - 19:16)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-787

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

debian	DSA-4173
gentoo	GLSA-202003-64
misc	https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404

Last major update

13-06-2022 - 19:16

Published

20-11-2017 - 22:29

Last modified

13-06-2022 - 19:16