UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2923

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2923
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2923.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2923
Upstream
Published
2018-04-24T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:36:38.034830Z
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
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/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 heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'readbiffnext_record 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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / freexl

Package

Name
freexl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freexl@1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0d-1
1.0.0f-1
1.0.0f-2
1.0.0g-1
1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0g-1ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / freexl

Package

Name
freexl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freexl@1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.2-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1",
            "binary_version": "1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1-dbg",
            "binary_version": "1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.2-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / freexl

Package

Name
freexl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freexl@1.0.5-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.5-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.3-1
1.0.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.0.5-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1",
            "binary_version": "1.0.5-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreexl1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.5-1"
        }
    ]
}