{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "1.6.2"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "448240067919707eb95fb009f76f3fdb439b1427"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/evanmiller/libxls",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the xls_parseWorkBook function in xls.c:1018.",
  "id": "CVE-2023-38851",
  "modified": "2026-03-13T21:50:26.709141877Z",
  "published": "2023-08-15T17:15:10.603Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/libxls/libxls/issues/124"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}