CVE-2017-12109
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULRK 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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libxls | libxls | 1.4 readxl package 1.0.0 for R (tested using Microsoft R 4.3.1) | affected |
Weaknesses
- remote code execution
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
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