8.8
CVE-2017-2896
- EPSS 0.56%
- Published 20.11.2017 22:29:00
- Last modified 20.04.2025 01:37:25
- Source talos-cna@cisco.com
- CVE-Watchlists
- Open
LoginAn exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells 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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Libxls Project ≫ Libxls Version1.4
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version10.0
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.56% | 0.672 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 6.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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| talos-cna@cisco.com | 8.8 | 2.8 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.