USN-4821-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4821-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4821-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4821-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2021-03-15T21:58:09.529837Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:24Z
Summary
openpyxl vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that openpyxl incorrectly handled certain documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openpyxl

Package

Name
openpyxl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openpyxl@2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.0~b1-1ubuntu1
2.3.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "python-openpyxl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "python3-openpyxl"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4821-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-5992"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}