Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2017-2924

An exploitable heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the read_legacy_biff 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.

  • Published: Apr 24, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2017-2924
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.8
  • AV:N/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
freexl_project / freexl 1.0.3 1.0.3.x
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x
debian / debian_linux 9.0 9.0.x