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CVE-2017-2924
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-04-24T19:29:03.907 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:17:08.793

Summary

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the read_legacy_biff function of FreeXL 1.0.3. 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.

Affected products

freexl_project — freexl

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References

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