CVE catalog
CVE-2017-2910
r-cran-readxl: CVE-2017-2910
- Severity
- Low
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.18% · Oct 25, 2026
An exploitable Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability exists in the xls_addCell function of libxls 2.0. 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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | sid | 1.6.0-1 | not affected |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | forky | 1.6.0-1 | not affected |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | trixie | 1.4.5-1 | not affected |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | bookworm | 1.4.2-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | sid | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | forky | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | r-cran-readxl | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [r-cran-readxl]Not affected
Details (2)
1.4.2-1· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · bookworm
1.4.2-1· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
dsa · r-cran-readxl · debian · bookworm
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