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GLSA-202003-64 : libxls: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 135019

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-64 (libxls: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxls. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted Excel file using libxls, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All libxls users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-libs/libxls-1.5.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 135019

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202003-64.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 3/31/2020

Updated: 3/20/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-20452

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:libxls, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/30/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12110, CVE-2017-12111, CVE-2017-2896, CVE-2017-2897, CVE-2017-2919, CVE-2018-20450, CVE-2018-20452

GLSA: 202003-64