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
Published Dec 19, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.75%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.12.8
- 1.12.0
- 1.12.1
- 1.12.2
- 1.12.3
- 1.12.4
- 1.12.5
- 1.12.6
- 1.12.7
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01747) | 76.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01747) | 74.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 77.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01908) | 89.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 1.62% (0.01615) | 87.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.62% (0.01615) | 85.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00018.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56678 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64459 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712772 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnumeric/commit/?id=b5480b69345b3c6d56ee0ed9c9e9880bb2a08cdc x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.9.shtml x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00018.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/56678 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64459 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712772 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://git.gnome.org/browse/gnumeric/commit/?id=b5480b69345b3c6d56ee0ed9c9e9880bb2a08cdc | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.9.shtml | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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