What is CVE-2017-2910?

CVE-2017-2910 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libxls_project Libxls, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-2910?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libxls_project Libxls

CVE-2017-2910

An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0. A specially crafted xls file can cause a memory corruption resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send malicious xls file to tr…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libxls_project Libxls — versions 2.0.0
N/a Libxls — versions libxls 2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2910?: CVE-2017-2910 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libxls_project Libxls, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-2910?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.