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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-20450

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...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 r-cran-readxl

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.0.9000-1"}]}]

Debian:13 r-cran-readxl

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.0.9000-1"}]}]

Debian:14 r-cran-readxl

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.2.0.9000-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org