01 Record

CVE-2017-2910

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: talos

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 2.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 82.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2020-12-02 17:26Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 14:09Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-12-01

Assigning CNA

talos

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

617fb56cb45d26fed24fc85df6667e101b4ea685113a64f83c74b2df652d8128

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

n/alibxlslibxls 2.0—

06 References

talosintelligence.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0417x_refsource_MISC