CVE-2017-2924
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.2%
Description
An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the read_legacy_biff function of FreeXL 1.0.3. 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-2017-2924
To remediate CVE-2017-2924, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/freexl—upgrade to 1.0.4-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-2924 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.0.4-1
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 |