What is CVE-2023-38854?

CVE-2023-38854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libxls_project Libxls, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-38854?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libxls_project Libxls

CVE-2023-38854

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 transcode_latin1_to_utf8 function in xlstool.c:296.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (51.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libxls_project Libxls — versions 1.6.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38854?: CVE-2023-38854 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libxls_project Libxls, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-38854?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.