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)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/evanmiller/libxls/issues/34
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0106
EPSS Percentile
60.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-415
Status
published
Products (1)
libxls_project/libxls
1.4.0
Published
Dec 25, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026