| Name | CVE-2017-2896 |
| Description | An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-4173-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 895564 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| r-cran-readxl (PTS) | bullseye | 1.3.1-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.2-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.5-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r-cran-readxl | source | stretch | 0.1.1-1+deb9u1 | DSA-4173-1 | ||
| r-cran-readxl | source | (unstable) | 1.0.0-2 | 895564 |
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0403