CVE-2017-2919 — HIGH (7.8) — White Hats Nepal

Vulnerability Description

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4. 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

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libxls Project	Libxls	1.3.4
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0426Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0426Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-2919?

CVE-2017-2919 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4. A specially crafted XLS file can cause a memory corruption resulting in remote code execut...

How severe is CVE-2017-2919?

CVE-2017-2919 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-2919?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libxls Project Libxls, Debian Debian Linux.