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CVE-2018-20450 Details

Description

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/evanmiller/libxls/issues/34 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64 CVE
https://github.com/evanmiller/libxls/issues/34 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-415Double Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
libxls project libxls
1.4.0

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20450
NVD Published Date:
Dec 25, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20450 Details - Not Deferred