CVE-2017-12108

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    CVE-2017-12108

    Published: 24 Apr 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULBLANK 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.

    References: https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0460

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ab544df742cf50c730d1b6e46c66e44e3e42399f
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
    None
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