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CVE-2017-2910 (GCVE-0-2017-2910)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-02 17:26 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:09
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Summary
An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0. 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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • out of bounds write
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a libxls Affected: libxls 2.0
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