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TI-2013-05625 Aliases CVE-2013-6836GHSA-2252-2x7m-w7r8

Heap-based buffer overflow in the ms_escher_get_data function in…

Priority LOW 24CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01747 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.12.8VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.1VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.2VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.3VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.4VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.5VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.6VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.12.7VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.12.8 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.1 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.2 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.4 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.5 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.6 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnumeric:1.12.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.12.7 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6836
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2252-2x7m-w7r8

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 2

  • TI-2008-00636 The excel_read_HLINK function in plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c in Gnome Office Gnumeric… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2009-00298 Untrusted search path vulnerability in the GObject Python interpreter wrapper in Gnumeric… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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