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CVE-2013-6836
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…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.7%
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- 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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- openSUSE-SU-2014:0201 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnumeric/commit/?id=b5480b69345b3c6d56ee0ed9c9e9880bb2a08cdc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 64459 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712772 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.9.shtml (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 56678 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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