CVE-2017-2896 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the xls_mergedCells function of libxls 1.4, affecting Debian Linux and libxls_project. A specially crafted XLS file can trigger memory corruption, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a high potential for impact with successful exploitation requiring user interaction (opening a malicious file). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.