Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-22368
CVE-2024-22368
Description
The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.28 for Perl can encounter an out-of-memory condition during parsing of a crafted XLSX document. This occurs because the memoize implementation does not have appropriate constraints on merged cells.
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Affected products
6- Perl/Spreadsheet::ParseXLSXdescription
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/suse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/perl-Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5
< 0.290.0-bp155.2.3.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.290.0-bp155.2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.290.0-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.290.0-bp155.2.3.1
- Range: <0.28
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.mdnvdExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
- metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changesnvdRelease Notes
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R7NYWVVZYDZIQC5YEXNHZM6VEE26SJV/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNJVC4C5C5V44DNOZ5BHVU53CDXPB2OJ/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6R7NYWVVZYDZIQC5YEXNHZM6VEE26SJV/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WNJVC4C5C5V44DNOZ5BHVU53CDXPB2OJ/nvd
- security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.htmlnvd
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