CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-34795

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

xlsxio versions from 0.1.2 to 0.2.34 contain a flaw related to an uninitialized pointer in the xlsxioread_sheetlist_close() function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted XLSX file.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may experience service outages related to the processing of XLSX files, potentially leading to data loss or disruption of operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of xlsxio to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential DoS attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

xlsxio v0.1.2 to v0.2.34 was discovered to contain a free of uninitialized pointer in the xlsxioread_sheetlist_close() function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted XLSX file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS