CVE-2017-12108
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-12108
- Assigner
- talos-cna@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-04-24T19:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-28T01:40:30
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0460 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12108 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12108 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 17:00:55 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 05:36:14 | 2018-04-24T19:29Z | 2018-04-24T19:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 05:36:14 | 2022-04-19T19:15:14 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 05:36:14 | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-01-28 03:08:25 | 2023-01-28T01:40:30 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-28 03:08:25 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |