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Vulnerability · RSEC-2023-2

Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability

Published Jul 13, 2023 · catalog updated May 19, 2025 · Denial of Service (DoS)

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for RSEC-2023-2. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Denial of Service (DoS) with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Denial of Service (DoS)).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
CRAN readxl

The readxl R package is exposed to a vulnerability owing to its underlying use of libxls library version 1.6.2. The vulnerability originates in the xls_getWorkSheet function within xls.c in libxls. Attackers can exploit this flaw by utilizing a specially crafted XLS file, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • CRAN readxl1.4.1 → 1.4.2

How to fix RSEC-2023-2

  • Recommended remediation

    A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for RSEC-2023-2. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Denial of Service (DoS) with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 1.4.1 → 1.4.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 13, 2023 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    The readxl R package is exposed to a vulnerability owing to its underlying use of libxls library version 1.6.2. The vulnerability originates in the xls_getWorkSheet function within xls.c in libxls. Attackers can exploit this flaw by utilizing a specially crafted XLS file, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

  2. May 19, 2025 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    readxl fixed in 1.4.2

  3. May 19, 2025 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    readxl fixed in 1.4.2

  4. May 19, 2025 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    The readxl R package is exposed to a vulnerability owing to its underlying use of libxls library version 1.6.2. The vulnerability originates in the xls_getWorkSheet function within xls.c in libxls. Attackers can exploit this flaw by utilizing a specially crafted XLS file, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 19, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.