CVE-2018-7438

freexl: heap-buffer-overflow in parse_unicode_string in freexl.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · February 22, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

An issue was discovered in FreeXL before 1.0.5. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the parse_unicode_string function.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow