USN-6781-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6781-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6781-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6781-1
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Published
2024-05-21T13:21:26.494384Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:37:04Z
Summary
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl vulnerability
Details

Le Dinh Hai discovered that Spreadsheet::ParseExcel was passing unvalidated input from a file into a string-type "eval". An attacker could craft a malicious file to achieve arbitrary code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Package

Name
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl@0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6500-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.6500-1ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-7101",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Package

Name
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl@0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6500-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.6500-1.1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-7101",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Package

Name
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl@0.5800-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.5800-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.5800-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.5800-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-7101",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Package

Name
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl@0.6500-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6500-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6500-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.6500-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-7101",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl

Package

Name
libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl@0.6500-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6500-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.6500-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl",
            "binary_version": "0.6500-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-7101",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}