| Name | CVE-2017-2923 |
| Description | An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'read_biff_next_record function' of FreeXL 1.0.3. 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) |
| References | DLA-1098-1, DSA-3976-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 875690 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| freexl (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.0.0g-1+deb8u5 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 1.0.2-2+deb9u2 | fixed |
| buster | 1.0.5-3 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.0.6-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1.0.6-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 2.0.0-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0430
https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/freexl/ci/40c17539ea56f0d8