CVE-2017-2919

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4

High · published November 20, 2017

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02142 · 81.8th percentile
Published
2017-11-20T22:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 NOV 22:00Z
    An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4
    cvelistv5