Debian DSA-3310-1 : freexl - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 84838

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that an integer overflow in freexl, a library to parse Microsoft Excel spreadsheets may result in denial of service if a malformed Excel file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the freexl packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.0b-1+deb7u2.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.0g-1+deb8u2.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 84838

File Name: debian_DSA-3310.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freexl, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 7/19/2015

Reference Information

DSA: 3310

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