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
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173 | Third Party Advisory |
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404 | Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: 2017-11-20T00:00:00
Updated: 2022-04-19T18:24:26
Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-2897
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2017-11-20T22:29:00.340
Modified: 2022-06-13T19:16:28.537
Link: CVE-2017-2897
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CWE