| Name | CVE-2023-38853 |
| 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:1015. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| r-cran-readxl (PTS) | bullseye | 1.3.1-2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 1.4.2-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 1.4.3-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| r-cran-readxl | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124 (#1)
Negligible security impact