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2018-04-24
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.
Products | Libxls |
Type | Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) |
First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
Links | https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0460 |