Name: CVE-2021-27836: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-27836, CWE-476, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.01159

An issue was discoverered in in function xls_getWorkSheet in xls.c in libxls 1.6.2, allows attackers to cause a denial of service, via a crafted XLS file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	No solution exists	May 15, 2025	Nov 3, 2021
Suse	—	Upgrade libxlsreader8Upgrade libxls-toolsUpgrade libxls-devel	Oct 26, 2022	Nov 3, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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