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CVE-2017-12109

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CVE-2017-12109

Published: Apr 24, 2018

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

8.8

HIGH

Description

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULRK record. 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.

VendorProductVersions

libxls

libxls

affected
1.4 readxl package 1.0.0 for R (tested using Microsoft R 4.3.1)

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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