CVE-2018-20450

MEDIUM

Libxls - Double Free

Title source: rule

Description

The read_MSAT function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has a double free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-2897.

References (2)

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0026
EPSS Percentile 48.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-415
Status published

Affected Products (1)

libxls_project/libxls

Timeline

Published Dec 25, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026