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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38856
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38856
Aliases CVE-2023-38856
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38856.json
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38856.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-38856
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38856
124 Other https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124
No exploits are available.

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Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38856.json
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