SB2024021913 - Fedora 38 update for libxls
Published: February 19, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024021913
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38852)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to preform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the unicode_decode_wcstombs() function in xlstool.c when parsing style records. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.