UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2910
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910
Upstream
Published
2020-12-02T18:15:00Z
Modified
2026-04-27T15:30:20.509234Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@0.1.0-1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.1.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "0.1.0-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@1.0.0-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.0-1build1
1.0.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@1.3.1-2build1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.1-2
1.3.1-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@1.3.1-2build2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.1-2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "1.3.1-2build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@1.4.3-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "1.4.3-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@1.4.5-1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json"
Ubuntu:26.04
r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@1.4.5-1?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "1.4.5-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2910.json"