CVE-2023-38852
MEDIUMlibxls 1.6.2 - Buffer Overflow via Crafted XLS File in unicode_decode_wcstombs
Title source: llmDescription
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 unicode_decode_wcstombs function in xlstool.c:266.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0117
EPSS Percentile
63.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
libxls_project/libxls
1.6.2
Published
Aug 15, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026