Bug 1214312 (CVE-2023-38855) - VUL-0: CVE-2023-38855: libxls: buffer overflow via a crafted XLS file to the get_string function in xlstool.c:395
Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2023-38855: libxls: buffer overflow via a crafted XLS file to the ...
Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-38855
Product: SUSE Security Incidents
Classification: Novell Products
Component: Incidents (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
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: P3 - Medium : Normal
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URL: https://smash.suse.de/issue/375452/
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Reported: 2023-08-16 07:13 UTC by Alexander Bergmann
Modified: 2023-08-16 07:15 UTC (History)
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Description Alexander Bergmann 2023-08-16 07:13:28 UTC 
CVE-2023-38855

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:395.

References:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2023-38855
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38855
https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124