PT-2018-7225 · Freexl · Freexl

Published 2017-09-17 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-2923

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: FreeXL version 1.0.3

Description: A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the read biff next record function, allowing remote code execution through memory corruption. This can be triggered by a specially crafted XLS file sent by an attacker.

Recommendations: For FreeXL version 1.0.3, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the read biff next record function until a patch is available. Avoid processing untrusted XLS files with the affected version to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-2923

DLA-1098-1

DSA-3976-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017:2537-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2017:2539-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10771-1

Affected Products

Freexl

References · 23

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2923 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3976-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3976 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2017:2539-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2923 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10771-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2017:2537-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-2923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2923 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2924 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7435 · Note
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0430 · Note