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2017-11-20
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT 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.
Products | Libxls |
Type | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
Links |
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404 • https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173 |