CVE-2024-22368

low-risk

Published 2024-01-09

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.

Do I need to act?

0.08% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Spreadsheet\

Affected Vendors

Tozt

References (16)

Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2

Exploit https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_b...

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...

Release Notes https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes

https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules....

Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2

Exploit https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_b...

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro...

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproje...

Release Notes https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes

https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules....

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal