UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12108

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12108
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12108.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12108
Upstream
Published
2018-04-24T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:20:26.095072Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An exploitable integer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_preparseWorkSheet function of libxls 1.4 when handling a MULBLANK record. 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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@0.1.0-1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.1.0-1

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/r-cran-readxl@1.0.0-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.0-2

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "r-cran-readxl-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0-2"
        }
    ]
}