UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6836

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6836
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6836.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6836
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:57Z
Published
2013-12-19T04:24:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:29Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gnumeric

Package

Name
gnumeric
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnumeric@1.12.9-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.9-1

Affected versions

1.*
1.12.6-1
1.12.6-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-gnumeric",
            "binary_version": "1.12.9-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnumeric",
            "binary_version": "1.12.9-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnumeric-common",
            "binary_version": "1.12.9-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnumeric-doc",
            "binary_version": "1.12.9-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gnumeric-plugins-extra",
            "binary_version": "1.12.9-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6836.json"