CVE-2018-20450 is a double free vulnerability in the read_MSAT function of libxls 1.4.0, affecting the libxls_project libxls library. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash) by enticing a user to open a specially crafted file. Rated 6.5 MEDIUM, the vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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