Bug 2257625 (CVE-2024-22368)

Summary:	CVE-2024-22368 perl-Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX: out-of-memory condition during parsing of a crafted XLSX document
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Doc Text:	The Perl package Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX is susceptible to an out-of-memory condition when parsing a specifically crafted XLSX document. This vulnerability stems from inadequately constrained merged cells within the memoize implementation. Exploiting this flaw could lead to resource exhaustion during the parsing process.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2257626, 2257627, 2257628
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Description TEJ RATHI 2024-01-10 10:37:37 UTC

The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.28 for Perl can encounter an out-of-memory condition during parsing of a crafted XLSX document. This occurs because the memoize implementation does not have appropriate constraints on merged cells.

https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.md
https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2024-01-10 10:37:55 UTC

Created perl-Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2257626]

Comment 2 TEJ RATHI 2024-01-10 10:40:26 UTC

Created perl-Spreadsheet-XLSX tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2257627]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2257628]