Out-of-Bounds Affecting freexl package, versions <1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.94% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FREEXL-354098
  • published24 Apr 2018
  • disclosed24 Apr 2018

Introduced: 24 Apr 2018

CVE-2017-2924  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 freexl to version 1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freexl package and not the freexl package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the read_legacy_biff function of FreeXL 1.0.3. 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.

CVSS Scores

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