The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.28 for Perl can encounter an out-of-memory…
Priority MEDIUM 58Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.28 for Perl can encounter an out-of-memory condition during parsing of a crafted XLSX document. This occurs because the memoize implementation does not have appropriate constraints on merged cells.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00468 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22368
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x2hg-844v-frvh
References
Exploit 2
More Tozt Spreadsheet vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15566 The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.30 for Perl allows XXE attacks because it… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-22368 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-22368 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x2hg-844v-frvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-22368 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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