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CVE-2023-38851

Published: 15/08/2023 Updated: 19/08/2023
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 0
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Vulnerability Summary

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote malicious user to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the xls_parseWorkBook function in xls.c:1018.

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Vendor Advisories

Red Hat:
DescriptionThe MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv162 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the xls_parseWorkBook function in xlsc:1018 ...

References

CWE-787https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124https://nvd.nist.govhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-38851
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