An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'read_biff_next_record 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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-freexl | Sep 18, 2017 | Sep 17, 2017 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-freexl | Oct 14, 2017 | Oct 13, 2017 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-freexl-develsuse-upgrade-libfreexl1 | Sep 25, 2017 | Sep 17, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-freexl | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 24, 2018 |
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