CVE-2018-20213

HIGH

libexcel 0.01 - Denial of Service via Long Worksheet Name

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via a long name. NOTE: this is not a Microsoft product.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/devinsmith/libexcel/issues/8

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0106
EPSS Percentile 60.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
libexcel_project/libexcel 0.01
Published Dec 18, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026