An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the read_biff_next_record 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. External References: https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0430
Created freexl tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: epel-all [bug 1490901] Affects: openshift-1 [bug 1490902]