cvelist/2017/2xxx/CVE-2017-2897.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "talos-cna@cisco.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2017-11-20T00:00:00",
        "ID": "CVE-2017-2897",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
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                                            "version_value": "1.4"
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    "description": {
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                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "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."
            }
        ]
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    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "DSA-4173",
                "refsource": "DEBIAN",
                "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4173"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "GENTOO",
                "name": "GLSA-202003-64",
                "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0404"
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    "impact": {
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            "baseSeverity": "High",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.0"
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