CVE-2024-22368The Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX package before 0.28 for Perl can encounter an out-of-memory condition during parsing of a crafted XLSX…
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.47%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 59% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- YesPublic exploitsa reference or SSVC says so
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
Published
- 22 months later
· 22 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.47% · top 59% of all CVEs (15 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References9
- https://github.com/haile01/perl_spreadsheet_excel_rce_poc/blob/main/parse_xlsx_bomb.md (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://metacpan.org/dist/Spreadsheet-ParseXLSX/changes (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [oss-security] 20240110 CVE-2024-22368: Spreadsheet::ParseXLSX for Perl is vulnerable to DoS via out-of-memory bugs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240127 [SECURITY] [DLA 3723-1] libspreadsheet-parsexlsx-perl security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- FEDORA-2024-5f136f5d10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- FEDORA-2024-fa14bfd3b5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://security.metacpan.org/2024/02/10/vulnerable-spreadsheet-parsing-modules.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6R7NYWVVZYDZIQC5YEXNHZM6VEE26SJV/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WNJVC4C5C5V44DNOZ5BHVU53CDXPB2OJ/ (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-19927 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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