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Debian: CVE-2017-2924: freexl -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-2924: freexl -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/18/2017
Modified
02/24/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-freexl

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