CVE-2023-38852
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibxls
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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 unicode_decode_wcstombs function in xlstool.c:266.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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