MEDIUM
freexl: multiple flaws when parsing malformed input
Published Mar 31, 2015
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.36%
Description
The parse_SST function in FreeXL before 1.0.0i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted shared strings table in a workbook.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
freexl
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | freexl | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.36% 0.02358
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02358
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02358) | 83.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02375) | 81.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.78% (0.01782) | 81.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.50% (0.02497) | 90.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.35% (0.03345) | 89.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3208 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/25/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73330 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2776 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207142 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2776
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2776
- https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/freexl/fdiff?v1=2e167b337481dda3&v2=61618ce51a9b0c15&sbs=1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3208 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/25/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/27/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73330 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2776 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207142 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2776 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-15 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2776 | ||
| https://www.gaia-gis.it/fossil/freexl/fdiff?v1=2e167b337481dda3&v2=61618ce51a9b0c15&sbs=1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 31, 2015
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 27, 2015
Link CVE-2015-2776
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a