CVE-2017-2910

NameCVE-2017-2910
DescriptionAn exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0. 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
r-cran-readxl (PTS)buster1.3.0-1fixed
bullseye1.3.1-2fixed
bookworm1.4.2-1fixed
sid, trixie1.4.3-1fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
r-cran-readxlsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- r-cran-readxl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0417
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927234

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