High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-2897
CVE-2017-2897
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT 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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
3- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404nvdThird Party Advisory
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