Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in libxls 1.4 via xls_addCell Function

CVE-2017-12111 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

An exploitable out-of-bounds vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 1.4. A specially crafted XLS file with a formula record can cause memory corruption resulting in remote code execution. An attacker can send a malicious XLS file to trigger this vulnerability.

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