Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20172923000
Revision Date:2018-04-24Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-2923 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
Description:An exploitable heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the 'read_biff_next_record 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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-2923
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'freexl' package in bionic is not affected (note: '1.0.5-1').
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