VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12108

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-04-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references