Amazon Linux AMI update for perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel

1) Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

EUVDB-ID: #VU84793

Risk: Critical

CVSSv3.1: 9.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-7101

CWE-ID: CWE-676 - Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when parsing Excel files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.5900-5.3.amzn1.i686

src:
    perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.5900-5.3.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.5900-5.3.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel: before 0.5900-5.3

External links

http://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2024-1905.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.