Amazon Linux AMI update for perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel

1) Use of Potentially Dangerous Function

EUVDB-ID: #VU84793

Risk: Critical

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red]

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:

aarch64:
    perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.6500-28.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

src:
    perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.6500-28.amzn2023.0.3.src

x86_64:
    perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.6500-28.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:amazon_web_services:perl-spreadsheet-parseexcel:*:*:*:*:*:amazon_linux_ami:*:*

External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-491.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.