| Name | CVE-2017-2910 |
| 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 attacker can send malicious xls file to trigger this vulnerability. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| r-cran-readxl (PTS) | stretch | 0.1.1-1+deb9u2 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts) | 0.1.1-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 1.3.0-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.3.1-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.4.2-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| r-cran-readxl | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- r-cran-readxl <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0417
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1927234