High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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