CVE-2017-12109
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 MULRK 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-2017-12109
To remediate CVE-2017-12109, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/r-cran-readxl—upgrade to 1.0.0-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-12109 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.0-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |