An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT function of libxls 1.4. 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-11-20T22:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:17:24.866Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2897

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-11-20T22:29:00.340

Modified: 2022-06-13T19:16:28.537

Link: CVE-2017-2897

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