Bug 2232479 (CVE-2023-38852) - CVE-2023-38852 libxls: heap buffer overflow in xls_parseWorkBook() in xls.c
Summary: CVE-2023-38852 libxls: heap buffer overflow in xls_parseWorkBook() in xls.c
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Status: CLOSED UPSTREAM
Alias: CVE-2023-38852
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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: CVE-2023-38851 CVE-2023-38853 CVE-2023-38854 CVE-2023-38855 CVE-2023-38856 (view as bug list)
Depends On: 2232511
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-08-17 04:56 UTC by Avinash Hanwate
Modified: 2023-09-01 06:51 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2023-08-17 11:59:08 UTC
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Description Avinash Hanwate 2023-08-17 04:56:07 UTC 
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 unicode_decode_wcstombs function in xlstool.c:266.

https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124
Comment 1 Rohit Keshri 2023-08-17 07:58:18 UTC 
Created libxls tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2232511]
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-08-17 11:59:06 UTC 
This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.
Comment 3 TEJ RATHI 2023-09-01 06:51:14 UTC 
*** Bug 2236660 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 TEJ RATHI 2023-09-01 06:51:21 UTC 
*** Bug 2236661 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 TEJ RATHI 2023-09-01 06:51:27 UTC 
*** Bug 2236662 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 TEJ RATHI 2023-09-01 06:51:35 UTC 
*** Bug 2236663 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 7 TEJ RATHI 2023-09-01 06:51:43 UTC 
*** Bug 2236664 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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