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High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-12111

CVE-2017-12111

Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 1.4. A specially crafted XLS file with a formula record can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability.

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  • Libxls/Libxls3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <=1.4
    • (no CPE)range: 1.4

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