Heap-based buffer overflow in gnumeric - CVE-2013-6836
Published: December 19, 2013 / Updated: March 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42226
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6836
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in 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. A remote attacker can use a crafted xls file with a crafted length value. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
gnumeric
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6836
Install update from vendor's website.
gnumeric - update to 1.12.9
External References
- 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