CVE-2019-5033 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Number record parser of Aspose.Cells 19.1.0. This flaw allows a specially crafted XLS file to trigger remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) but has low attack complexity, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there public exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
19.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aspose:aspose.cells:19.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.