PT-2017-15605 · Libxls · Libxls

Published 2017-11-20 · Updated 2022-06-13 · CVE-2017-2897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libxls version 1.4

Description An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read MSAT function. A specially crafted XLS file can cause memory corruption, resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a malicious XLS file to trigger this issue.

Recommendations For libxls version 1.4, consider avoiding the use of the read MSAT function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of XLS files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-2897

DSA-4173-1

Affected Products

Libxls

References · 24

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2897 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2919 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-4173-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4173-1 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2897 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12109 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-2896 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/r-cran-readxl · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2897 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2897 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12110 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2897 · Vendor Advisory