# CVE-2023-34795: xlsxio v0.1.2 to v0.2.34 was discovered to contain a free of uninitialized pointer in the xlsxioread\_sheetlist\_close() function.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-06-16 · Updated: 2024-12-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

xlsxio v0.1.2 to v0.2.34 was discovered to contain a free of uninitialized pointer in the xlsxioread_sheetlist_close() function. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted XLSX file.

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## References

- https://github.com/brechtsanders/xlsxio/issues/121
- https://github.com/brechtsanders/xlsxio/commit/d653f1604b54532f11b45dca1fa164b4a1f15e2d
- https://github.com/xf1les/cve-advisories/blob/main/2023/CVE-2023-34795.md

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