CVE-2017-12108

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-190

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 24, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-12108: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix