GLSA 202508-05: Spreadsheet-ParseExcel: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Spreadsheet-ParseExcel: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date:	08/06/2025
Bugs:	#920954
ID:	202508-05

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Spreadsheet-ParseExcel, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

Spreadsheet::ParseExcel is a perl module to extract information from Excel files.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-perl/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel	< 0.660.0	>= 0.660.0	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Spreadsheet::ParseExcel. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifier for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Spreadsheet::ParseExcel users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/Spreadsheet-ParseExcel-0.660.0"

References

CVE-2023-7101

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202508-05.xml

Concerns?

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