CVE-2017-12109 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2018-04-24

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

libxls

libxls

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.4 readxl package 1.0.0 for R (tested using Microsoft R 4.3.1)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-3693	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01096.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Libxls Project Libxls

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2018-04-24T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:22:32.714Z

Reserved: 2017-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12109

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-04-24T19:29:01.500

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:08:50.873

Link: CVE-2017-12109

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

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