CVE-2017-2897
CVE-2017-2897 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Intelligence
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.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, talos
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
2%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (1)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | — | — | cvelistV5 |
References
3 on the record
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404
x_refsource_MISC
Elsewhere on this site
- libxlsevery CVE for this vendor
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.