CVE-2017-2919

HIGH EPSS 79.0%
Published Nov 20, 20178y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Nov 20, 2017 8y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
79.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
libxls_projectlibxls1.3.4any
debiandebian_linux9.0any

References 3

  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64
    Third Party Advisory
  • debian.org https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173
    Third Party Advisory
  • talosintelligence.com https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0426
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.