CVE-2017-12110 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_appendSST function of libxls 1.4.A specially crafted XLS file can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution.

Published: 2017-11-20

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

libxls

libxls

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4173-1	r-cran-readxl security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-3694	An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_appendSST function of libxls 1.4.A specially crafted XLS file can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00658.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0462

History

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Subscriptions

Libxls Project Libxls

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-11-20T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:11:20.704Z

Reserved: 2017-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12110

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-11-20T22:29:00.200

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12110

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

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