CVE-2017-2896

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells function of libxls 1.4. . 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 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 20, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-2896: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix