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

part: a version: 1.4.0 update: *

VendorLibxls Project (f5faec7d-2786-5540-bbf6-069f93cd4c96)
ProductLibxls (a304416a-ffe6-533d-826e-c34007a6f32b)
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Notes

Imported from NVD CPE 2.0 feed

PURL mappings

PURLSourceLast updated
pkg:github/libxls/libxls purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:20.298775
pkg:rpm/fedora/libxls purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:20.298776
pkg:rpm/opensuse/libxls purl2cpe 2026-06-01 10:16:20.298778

Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2018-20452 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:11:27.262703 Details available
The read_MSAT_body function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has an invalid free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, because of inconsistent memory management (new versus free) in ole2_read_header in ole.c.
Published: 2018-12-25T17:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-05T11:58:19.062Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2018-20450 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:11:27.260700 Details available
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.
Published: 2018-12-25T17:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-05T11:58:19.160Z
Reference links
Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data
CVE:CVE-2017-2897 vulnerable 2026-06-08 05:09:26.123006 Details available
HIGH (8.8)
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the read_MSAT function of libxls 1.4. 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: 2017-11-20T22:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T20:17:24.866Z
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Imported from gcve-enriched-dumps CVE data

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