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CVE-2023-38854 Details

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 transcode_latin1_to_utf8 function in xlstool.c:296.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124 CVEExploitIssue Tracking
https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124 [email protected]ExploitIssue Tracking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
libxls project libxls
1.6.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-38854
NVD Published Date:
Aug 15, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-38854 Details - Not Deferred