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▸ GLSA 202003-64 libxls: Multiple vulnerabilities this version unaffected normal local, remote 2020-03-30

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libxls, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Announced
2020-03-30
Revised
2020-03-30
Access
local, remote
Bugs
#638336 #674006
Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-64

Affected packages

PackageArchVulnerableUnaffected
dev-libs/libxls*< 1.5.2>= 1.5.2

Background

libxls is a C library for reading Excel files in the nasty old binary OLE format, plus a command-line tool for converting XLS to CSV.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libxls. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted Excel file using libxls, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libxls users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libxls-1.5.2"

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