Bug 1829353 (CVE-2017-12110)

Summary: CVE-2017-12110 libxls: integer overflow in xls_appendSST function could result in remote code execution
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Michael Kaplan <mkaplan>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Description Michael Kaplan 2020-04-29 12:53:40 UTC
An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_appendSST function of libxls 1.4. A specially crafted XLS file can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution.

Comment 1 Michael Kaplan 2020-04-29 12:57:06 UTC
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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0462