CVE-2013-6836 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Gnumeric by tricking users into opening a crafted XLS file with a malformed length value.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-6836?
CVE-2013-6836 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6836?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnome Gnumeric.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6836?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-6836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6836, GHSA-2252-2x7m-w7r8, MGASA-2014-0086.