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FreeBSD: VID-CB22A9A6-C907-11EE-8D1C-40B034429ECF (CVE-2023-7101): p5-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel -- Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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FreeBSD: VID-CB22A9A6-C907-11EE-8D1C-40B034429ECF (CVE-2023-7101): p5-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel -- Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/24/2023
Created
02/14/2024
Added
02/12/2024
Modified
02/19/2024

Description

Spreadsheet::ParseExcel version 0.65 is a Perl module used for parsing Excel files. Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is vulnerable to an arbitrary code execution (ACE) vulnerability due to passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type “eval”. Specifically, the issue stems from the evaluation of Number format strings (not to be confused with printf-style format strings) within the Excel parsing logic.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-p5-spreadsheet-parseexcel

References

  • CVE-2023-7101

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