CVE-2013-6836 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ms_escher_get_data function in plugins/excel/ms-escher.c in GNOME Office Gnumeric before 1.12.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted xls file with a crafted length value.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01156.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnome	Gnumeric

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.7:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-6638	Heap-based buffer overflow in the ms_escher_get_data function in plugins/excel/ms-escher.c in GNOME Office Gnumeric before 1.12.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted xls file with a crafted length value.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00018.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56678
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64459
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712772
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnumeric/commit/?id=b5480b69345b3c6d56ee0ed9c9e9880bb2a08cdc
https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.9.shtml

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2013-12-19T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T17:46:23.906Z

Reserved: 2013-11-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-6836

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-12-19T04:24:57.417

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-6836

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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