VDB
CVE-2017-2896
CVE-2017-2896
PUBLISHED
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells function of libxls 1.4. . 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.
EPSS 0.56% · 68.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.56%
68.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0, 0.1.0-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- DSA-4173 (circl)
- GLSA-202003-64 (circl)
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0403 (circl)
Timeline
- Nov 20, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2896 third-party-advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0403 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2896 third-party-advisory