vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2018-20452: r-cran-readxl -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 25, 2018 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 25, 2018
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
The read_MSAT_body function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has an invalid free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, because of inconsistent memory management (new versus free) in ole2_read_header in ole.c.
Solution
debian-upgrade-r-cran-readxl
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