Vulnerability CVE-2023-7101: Information
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.
Severity: HIGH (7.8) Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fixed packages
Package name | Branch | Fixed in version | Version from repository | Errata ID | Task # | State |
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perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel | sisyphus | 0.66-alt1 | 0.66-alt1 | ALT-PU-2024-7687-1 | 337637 | Fixed |
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel | p10 | 0.66-alt1 | 0.66-alt1 | ALT-PU-2024-7689-3 | 347856 | Fixed |
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel | p10_e2k | 0.66-alt1 | 0.66-alt1 | ALT-PU-2024-7840-1 | - | Fixed |
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel | c9f2 | 0.66-alt1 | 0.66-alt1 | ALT-PU-2024-7717-2 | 347918 | Fixed |
perl-Spreadsheet-ParseExcel | p11 | 0.66-alt1 | 0.66-alt1 | ALT-PU-2024-7687-1 | 337637 | Fixed |