MidnightBSD

Advisories for libxls_project

CVE-2017-12108 MEDIUM

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULBLANK record. 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.

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-190,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4
CVE-2017-12109 MEDIUM

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULRK record. 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.

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-190,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4
CVE-2017-12110 MEDIUM

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.

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-190,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4
CVE-2017-12111 MEDIUM

An exploitable out-of-bounds vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 1.4. A specially crafted XLS file with a formula record can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-787,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4
CVE-2017-2896 MEDIUM

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.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 1.8 5.9

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-787,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4
debian debian_linux 10.0
CVE-2017-2897 MEDIUM

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT 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.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 1.8 5.9

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-787,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4.0
CVE-2017-2910 MEDIUM

An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0. 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.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2.8 5.9

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-787,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 2.0.0
CVE-2017-2919 MEDIUM

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4. 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

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 1.8 5.9

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-787,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
debian debian_linux 9.0
libxls_project libxls 1.3.4
CVE-2018-20450 MEDIUM

The read_MSAT function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has a double free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-2897.

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-415,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4.0
CVE-2018-20452 MEDIUM

The read_MSAT_body function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has an invalid free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, because of inconsistent memory management (new versus free) in ole2_read_header in ole.c.

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-119,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.4.0
CVE-2020-27819 MEDIUM

An issue was discovered in libxls before and including 1.6.1 when reading Microsoft Excel files. A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists when parsing XLS cells in libxls/xls2csv.c:199. It could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via crafted XLS file.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 1.8 3.6

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-476,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls *
CVE-2021-27836 MEDIUM

An issue was discoverered in in function xls_getWorkSheet in xls.c in libxls 1.6.2, allows attackers to cause a denial of service, via a crafted XLS file.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2.8 3.6

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-476,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
fedoraproject fedora 35
libxls_project libxls 1.6.2
fedoraproject fedora 33
fedoraproject fedora 34
CVE-2023-38851

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the xls_parseWorkBook function in xls.c:1018.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2.8 3.6

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.6.2
CVE-2023-38852

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the unicode_decode_wcstombs function in xlstool.c:266.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2.8 3.6

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.6.2
CVE-2023-38853

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the xls_parseWorkBook function in xls.c:1015.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2.8 3.6

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.6.2
CVE-2023-38854

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the transcode_latin1_to_utf8 function in xlstool.c:296.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2.8 3.6

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.6.2
CVE-2023-38855

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the get_string function in xlstool.c:395.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2.8 3.6

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.6.2
CVE-2023-38856

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the get_string function in xlstool.c:411.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 2.8 3.6

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
libxls_project libxls 1.6.2