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CVE-2023-38854

 

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento del búfer en libxls v.1.6.2 permite a un atacante remoto ejecutar código arbitrario y provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un archivo XLS manipulado en la función transcode_latin1_to_utf8 en xlstool.c:296.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-07-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-21 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-08 CVE Updated
  • 2024-10-08 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Libxls Project
Search vendor "Libxls Project"
Libxls
Search vendor "Libxls Project" for product "Libxls"
1.6.2
Search vendor "Libxls Project" for product "Libxls" and version "1.6.2"
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Affected