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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-6836
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ms_escher_get_data function in plugins/excel/ms-escher.c in...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00018.html
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnumeric/commit/?id=b5480b69345b3c6d56ee0ed9c9e9880bb2a08cdc
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64459
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712772
- https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.9.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56678
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
gnumeric
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.12.0, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.12.3, 1.12.4, 1.12.5, 1.12.6, 1.12.7
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 19th, 2013
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.