CVE-2017-12109

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

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - talos-cna@cisco.com

Published

2018-04-24

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected products

• Libxls (Libxls)
• Libxls (Libxls Project)

References

• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0461