CVE-2017-2924 describes a high-severity heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the read_legacy_biff function of FreeXL 1.0.3, affecting Debian Linux and FreeXL. A specially crafted XLS file can trigger this flaw, leading to memory corruption and potential remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freexl_project:freexl:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.