CVE-2017-2896
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells 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.
How to fix CVE-2017-2896
To remediate CVE-2017-2896, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/r-cran-readxl—upgrade to 1.0.0-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-2896 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, 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 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |