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Unscored CVE-2013-6836 EUVD-2013-6638GHSA-2252-2x7m-w7r8

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 re…

Published Dec 19, 2013 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 gnumeric 1.12.9-1 —
Debian 13 gnumeric 1.12.9-1 —
Debian 12 gnumeric 1.12.9-1 —

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