Description
The read_MSAT_body function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has an invalid free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, because of inconsistent memory management (new versus free) in ole2_read_header in ole.c.
Published: 2018-12-25
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13007 The read_MSAT_body function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has an invalid free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, because of inconsistent memory management (new versus free) in ole2_read_header in ole.c.
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Libxls Project Libxls
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:58:19.062Z

Reserved: 2018-12-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20452

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-25T17:29:00.360

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:01:30.733

Link: CVE-2018-20452

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