vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-12108: r-cran-readxl -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Apr 24, 2018 | Feb 25, 2019 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Apr 24, 2018
Added
Feb 25, 2019
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-r-cran-readxl
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