Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2023-38851

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 xls_parseWorkBook function in xls.c:1018.

  • Published: Aug 15, 2023
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-38851
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
libxls_project / libxls 1.6.2 1.6.2.x