CVE-2023-38851
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.92%
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 xls_parseWorkBook function in xls.c:1018.
How to fix CVE-2023-38851
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/r-cran-readxl—no fix listed
Is CVE-2023-38851 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |