{"action":"No fix published. Pin and monitor.","affected":[{"introduced":"0"}],"component":"r-cran-readxl","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":[],"id":"tcs_01M5NJ6TME03KPEFHWS8A7FWH9","modified_at":"2026-10-23T18:04:26.525972620Z","published_at":"2023-08-15T17:15:11.153Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38855","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38855"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":6.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38855#Debian:14/r-cran-readxl","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38855"}],"summary":"Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libxlsv.1.6.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via a crafted XLS file to the get_string function in xlstool.c:395."}