Memory corruption in Hancom Office
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
When opening a Hangul Hcell Document (.cell) and processing a particular record within the Workbook stream, an index miscalculation leading to a heap overlow can be made to occur in Hancom Office 2014. The vulnerability occurs when processing data for a formula used to render a chart via the HncChartPlugin.hplg library. Due to a lack of bounds-checking when incrementing an index that is used for writing into a buffer for formulae, the application can be made to write pointer data outside its bounds which can lead to code execution under the context of the application.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancom | Hancom Office | 2014 VP Trial HCell.exe Product version: 9.1.0.2176, HCellApp.dll Product version: 9.1.0.2176 HCellBook.dll Product version: 9.1.0.2176 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hancom Office VendorHancom Affected 2014 VP Trial HCell.exe Product version: 9.1.0.2176, HCellApp.dll Product version: 9.1.0.2176 HCellBook.dll Product version: 9.1.0.2176 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4295
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9vc-596v-cxc3
References
More Hancom Office 2014 vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03682 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) CBookBase::SetDefTableStyle and (2)… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03686 Integer overflow in Hancom version Hancom Office 2014 VP Trial HShow.exe Product version… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03683 Memory corruption in Hancom Office CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03685 Memory corruption in Hancom Office CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03681 Memory corruption in Hancom Office CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-03680 Integer overflow in Hancom Office CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-4295 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4295 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c9vc-596v-cxc3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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