VDB
CVE-2017-2897
CVE-2017-2897
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT 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 2.06% · 80.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.06%
80.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0.1.0-1, 0 |
Timeline
- Nov 20, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 13, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2897 third-party-advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2897 third-party-advisory