CVE-2024-22368

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: January 09, 2024 Modified: November 04, 2025

Description

The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.28 for Perl can encounter an out-of-memory condition during parsing of a crafted XLSX document. This occurs because the memoize implementation does not have appropriate constraints on merged cells.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.md

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R7NYWVVZYDZIQC5YEXNHZM6VEE26SJV/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNJVC4C5C5V44DNOZ5BHVU53CDXPB2OJ/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes

Source: cve@mitre.org

Release Notes

https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2