ubuntu-cve-2024-48877
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-06-02 15:15
Modified
2026-05-20 15:12
Summary
Details

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the Shared String Table Record Parser implementation in xls2csv utility version 0.95. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-48877",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:12:50Z",
  "published": "2025-06-02T15:15:00Z",
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