VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-2896

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-11-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references