CVE-2018-20304
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a...
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via a long second argument. NOTE: this is not a Microsoft product.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via a long second argument. NOTE: this is not a Microsoft product.
- Record
CVE-2018-20304- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via a long second argument. NOTE: this is not a Microsoft product.
- Record
CVE-2018-20304- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12864 No score
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via a long second argument. NOTE: this is not a Microsoft product.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12864- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-88pf-8p2q-mgcj
6.5
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a...
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via a long second argument. NOTE: this is not a Microsoft product.
- Record
GHSA-88pf-8p2q-mgcj- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
wbook_addworksheet in workbook.c in libexcel.a in libexcel 0.01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SEGV) via a long second argument. NOTE: this is not a Microsoft product.
- Record
CVE-2018-20304- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-20304 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libexcel Project Libexcel, published December 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.