CVE-2013-6836

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.

How to fix CVE-2013-6836

To remediate CVE-2013-6836, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/gnumeric—upgrade to 1.12.9-1 or later

Is CVE-2013-6836 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 1.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 1.12.9-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6836