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2018-12-25
The read_MSAT_body function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has an invalid free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, because of inconsistent memory management (new versus free) in ole2_read_header in ole.c.
| Products | Libxls |
| Type | Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• https://github.com/evanmiller/libxls/issues/35
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64 |