CVE-2017-2919

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    CVE-2017-2919

    Published: 20 Nov 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4. 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-2017-0426

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 8930ace25139a98374e5b69db0f700bf830961ca
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.3.4

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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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
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    High