Bug 1829362 (CVE-2017-2896) - CVE-2017-2896 libxls: out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells function could result in remote code execution
Summary: CVE-2017-2896 libxls: out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mer...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2017-2896
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Reported: 2020-04-29 13:03 UTC by Michael Kaplan
Modified: 2021-10-28 05:25 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: libxls 1.5
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Last Closed: 2021-10-28 05:25:24 UTC
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Description Michael Kaplan 2020-04-29 13:03:30 UTC 
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the xls_mergedCells function of libxls 1.4. . 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.
Comment 1 Michael Kaplan 2020-04-29 13:03:33 UTC 
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https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0403
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