vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-555cd806-b031-11e7-a369-14dae9d59f67 (CVE-2017-2923): Multiple exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities exists in FreeXL 1.0.3
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Oct 13, 2017 | Oct 14, 2017 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 13, 2017
Added
Oct 14, 2017
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Cisco TALOS reports: 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. 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
freebsd-upgrade-package-freexl
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