CVE-2018-20452

NameCVE-2018-20452
DescriptionThe read_MSAT_body function in ole.c in libxls 1.4.0 has an invalid free that allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, because of inconsistent memory management (new versus free) in ole2_read_header in ole.c.
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Debian Bugs919324

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
r-cran-readxl (PTS)stretch0.1.1-1+deb9u2fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts)0.1.1-1+deb9u1vulnerable
buster1.3.0-1fixed
bullseye1.3.1-2fixed
bookworm1.4.2-1fixed
sid, trixie1.4.3-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
r-cran-readxlsourcestretch0.1.1-1+deb9u2
r-cran-readxlsource(unstable)1.2.0.9000-1919324

Notes

https://github.com/evanmiller/libxls/issues/35

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