Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 15, 2023· Updated Nov 4, 2025
CVE-2023-38852
CVE-2023-38852
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- libxlsv/libxlsvdescription
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References
3- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JQYGEBDBCOWBRHOW44BSSRADUOZBXHUE/mitrevendor-advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YHBUPYF2NX34HNAWZ3WYHKWU3KWVQUSV/mitrevendor-advisory
- github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124mitre
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