CVE-2017-12110 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_appendSST function of libxls 1.4.A specially crafted XLS file can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Libxls Project	Libxls

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0462

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2017-11-20T22:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:11:20.704Z

Reserved: 2017-07-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-12110

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-11-20T22:29:00.200

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-12110

Redhat

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