Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6781.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6781-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl' package(s) announced via the USN-6781-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl' package(s) announced via the USN-6781-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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. Affected Software/OS: 'libspreadsheet-parseexcel-perl' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-7101 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M2FIWDHRYTAAQLGM6AFOZVM7AFZ4H2ZR/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFEHKULQRVXHIV7XXK2RGD4VQN6Y4CV5/ https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/29/4 https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/blob/c7298592e102a375d43150cd002feed806557c15/lib/Spreadsheet/ParseExcel/Utility.pm#L171 https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2023/MNDT-2023-0019.md https://https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc https://https://github.com/jmcnamara/spreadsheet-parseexcel/commit/bd3159277e745468e2c553417b35d5d7dc7405bc https://https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel https://https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7101 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00025.html
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