CVE-2024-22368

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 9, 2024 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSpreadsheet::parsexlsx

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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