CVE-2017-2910 describes an exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0, allowing a specially crafted XLS file to cause memory corruption and potentially remote code execution. This high-severity vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction to open a malicious file, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/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 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.