CVE-2017-2897 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Libxls Project	Libxls

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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References

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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-11-20T22:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:17:24.866Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2897

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-20T22:29:00.340

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:24:24.947

Link: CVE-2017-2897

Redhat

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