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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-2919

CVE-2017-2919

Description

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4. 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

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Affected products

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  • Libxls/Libxls2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 1.3.4
  • Debian/linux
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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