VDB
CVE-2017-12108
CVE-2017-12108
PUBLISHED
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULBLANK record. 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.
EPSS 1.10% · 78.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.10%
78.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0, 0.1.0-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Apr 24, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12108 third-party-advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0460 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12108 third-party-advisory