CVE-2024-22368
"Data Manipulation Excel Memory Exhaustion in Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX"
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 9, 2024, 9:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 3, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Update the Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package.
- Upgrade the libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl package.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2024-22368.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-22368 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-22368
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-22368 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-22368 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 03, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2 Added Reference https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.md Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R7NYWVVZYDZIQC5YEXNHZM6VEE26SJV/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNJVC4C5C5V44DNOZ5BHVU53CDXPB2OJ/ Added Reference https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes Added Reference https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 05, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6R7NYWVVZYDZIQC5YEXNHZM6VEE26SJV/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNJVC4C5C5V44DNOZ5BHVU53CDXPB2OJ/ [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00018.html [No types assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 16, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.md Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes No Types Assigned https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes Release Notes Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tozt:spreadsheet\:\:parsexlsx:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.28 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/10/2 [No types assigned] -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.md [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes [No types assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} -0.01%
score
0.10182
percentile