CVE-2017-2923

An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'read_biff_next_record function' of FreeXL 1.0.3

High · published April 24, 2018

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'read_biff_next_record function' of FreeXL 1.0.3. 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
0.03201 · 88.0th percentile
Published
2018-04-24T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 APR 19:00Z
    An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'read_biff_next_record function' of FreeXL 1.0.3
    cvelistv5