CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-20450

The read_MSAT function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has a double free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-2897.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/evanmiller/libxls/issues/34 Issue Tracking Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-12-25 05:29

Updated : 2020-03-30 05:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-20450

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20450

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-415