Debian 10: DLA-3702-1 Critical Alert for libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
debian lts
December 31, 2023
Le Dinh Hai discovered that libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl, a Perl module allowing information extraction from Excel spreadsheets, improperly sanitizes directives in dynamically ev...
Summary
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by using specially crafted
Number format strings within XLS and XLSX files, triggering the
execution of arbitrary code during the parsing process.
For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
0.6500-1+deb10u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl packages.
For the detailed security status of libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
Version: 0.6500-1+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2023-7101
Debian Bug: 1059450
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