CVE-2013-6836

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.16% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6836?
CVE-2013-6836 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6836?
To fix CVE-2013-6836, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6836 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6836 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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