CVE-2023-38856

Published Aug 15, 2023

Last updated 2 years ago

CVSS medium 6.5

Overview

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 get_string function in xlstool.c:411.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:libxls_project:libxls:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "716193D2-B36C-4AED-BB10-43E8E89E2E0A"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References