VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-2910

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-12-02
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 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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Primary references