VDB
CVE-2017-2910
CVE-2017-2910
PUBLISHED
An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0. 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 1.25% · 79.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.25%
79.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0, 1.4.3-1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0, 1.3.1-2, 1.3.1-2build1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0, 1.0.0-2, 1.0.0-1build1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0, 1.3.1-2build2 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | r-cran-readxl | 0, 1.4.5-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | r-cran-readxl | 0, 0.1.0-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Dec 2, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2910 third-party-advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0417 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2910 third-party-advisory