CVE-2024-22368

Summary

CVE-2024-22368 is a vulnerability affecting the Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before version 0.28 used in Perl for handling XLSX files. The issue arises when parsing a maliciously crafted document due to insufficient constraints on merged cells in the memoize implementation, leading to an out-of-memory condition. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited by an attacker to cause the targeted system to crash or consume excessive resources. To mitigate this risk, it is recommended that users update to the latest version of Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX to ensure they are protected against this issue.

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