DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2924

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-2924
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2924.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-2924
Upstream
Published
2018-04-24T19:29:03Z
Modified
2025-09-30T03:54:38Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the readlegacybiff 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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / freexl

Package

Name
freexl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freexl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / freexl

Package

Name
freexl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freexl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / freexl

Package

Name
freexl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freexl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / freexl

Package

Name
freexl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/freexl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}