Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2017-2919

An exploitable stack based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the xls_getfcell function of libxls 1.3.4. 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

  • Published: Nov 20, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2017-2919
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
libxls_project / libxls 1.3.4 1.3.4.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x