CVE-2017-12110

NameCVE-2017-12110
DescriptionAn exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_appendSST function of libxls 1.4.A specially crafted XLS file can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-4173-1
Debian Bugs895564

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
r-cran-readxl (PTS)bullseye1.3.1-2fixed
bookworm1.4.2-1fixed
forky, sid, trixie1.4.5-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
r-cran-readxlsourcestretch0.1.1-1+deb9u1DSA-4173-1
r-cran-readxlsource(unstable)1.0.0-2895564

Notes

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0462
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