CVE-2017-2923

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.

• CWE-787

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100807Broken Link
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3976Third Party Advisory
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0430Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100807Broken Link
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3976Third Party Advisory
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0430Third Party Advisory

Published

Apr 24, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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