CVE-2017-2924

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    CVE-2017-2924

    Published: 24 Apr 2018Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the read_legacy_biff function of FreeXL 1.0.3. 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: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100799, https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3976, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0431

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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    High
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