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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-3692 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:51:06.588Z

Reserved: 2017-07-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-12108

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-24T19:29:01.440

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:08:50.757

Link: CVE-2017-12108

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