CVE-2017-2923
HIGH8.8EPSS 2.2%freexl - security update
Published: 4/24/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2923
Description
An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'read_biff_next_record function' of FreeXL 1.0.3. 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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/freexlfrom 0, < 1.0.4-1
- Debian/freexlfrom 0, < 1.0.0b-1+deb7u4
- Debian/freexlfrom 0, < 1.0.0g-1+deb8u4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |