CVE-2017-2897

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    CVE-2017-2897

    Published: 20 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT 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.

    References: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64, https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ab544df742cf50c730d1b6e46c66e44e3e42399f
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.4.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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