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CVE-2023-38853

Medium

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 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 xls.c:1015.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLibxls
PublishedAug 15, 2023
First seenAug 15, 2023

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libxls_project libxls1.6.2—

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