DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38856

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38856
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38856.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38856
Upstream
Published
2023-08-15T17:15:11Z
Modified
2025-09-25T23:29:45.427853Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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 get_string function in xlstool.c:411.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-cran-readxl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.1-2
1.4.0-1
1.4.1-1
1.4.2-1
1.4.3-1
1.4.4-1
1.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-cran-readxl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.2-1
1.4.3-1
1.4.4-1
1.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-cran-readxl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / r-cran-readxl

Package

Name
r-cran-readxl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/r-cran-readxl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.5-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}