CVE-2017-12108
r-cran-readxl - security update
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULBLANK record. 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.
How to fix CVE-2017-12108
To remediate CVE-2017-12108, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.0.0-2 or later
- —upgrade to 0.1.1-1+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2017-12108 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.0-2
- from 0, < 0.1.1-1+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |