Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-6836 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Gnome Gnumeric

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
gnome
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2013-12-19
Updated: 2016-12-31

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Gnome
9

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2014-84.NASL
    description - Add gnumeric-CVE-2013-6836.patch: fix Heap-buffer-overflow in ms_escher_get_data on a fuzzed xls file (bnc#856254, bgo#712772, CVE-2013-6838).
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2014-06-13
    plugin id75408
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75408
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : gnumeric (openSUSE-SU-2014:0138-1)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2014-84.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(75408);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/06/04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-6836", "CVE-2013-6838");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : gnumeric (openSUSE-SU-2014:0138-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the openSUSE-2014-84 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"  - Add gnumeric-CVE-2013-6836.patch: fix
    Heap-buffer-overflow in ms_escher_get_data on a fuzzed
    xls file (bnc#856254, bgo#712772, CVE-2013-6838)."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856254"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00092.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected gnumeric packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnumeric");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnumeric-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnumeric-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnumeric-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnumeric-lang");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/01/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/06/13");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE12\.2|SUSE12\.3|SUSE13\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "12.2 / 12.3 / 13.1", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"gnumeric-1.11.3-2.5.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"gnumeric-debuginfo-1.11.3-2.5.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"gnumeric-debugsource-1.11.3-2.5.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"gnumeric-devel-1.11.3-2.5.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.2", reference:"gnumeric-lang-1.11.3-2.5.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"gnumeric-1.12.0-2.4.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"gnumeric-debuginfo-1.12.0-2.4.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"gnumeric-debugsource-1.12.0-2.4.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"gnumeric-devel-1.12.0-2.4.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE12.3", reference:"gnumeric-lang-1.12.0-2.4.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"gnumeric-1.12.7-2.5.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"gnumeric-debuginfo-1.12.7-2.5.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"gnumeric-debugsource-1.12.7-2.5.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"gnumeric-devel-1.12.7-2.5.3") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE13.1", reference:"gnumeric-lang-1.12.7-2.5.3") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnumeric / gnumeric-debuginfo / gnumeric-debugsource / etc");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-0033.NASL
    descriptionThis is an update to the latest upstream releases of gnumeric, goffice and gnome-chemistry-utils : - https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/g numeric-1.12.9.shtml - http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/branc hes/gchemutils-0.14/gchemutils/NEWS?revision=1856&root =gchemutils Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-01-13
    plugin id71914
    published2014-01-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/71914
    titleFedora 20 : gnome-chemistry-utils-0.14.5-1.fc20 / gnumeric-1.12.9-1.fc20 / goffice-0.10.9-1.fc20 (2014-0033)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2014-0033.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(71914);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-6836");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2014-0033");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 20 : gnome-chemistry-utils-0.14.5-1.fc20 / gnumeric-1.12.9-1.fc20 / goffice-0.10.9-1.fc20 (2014-0033)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This is an update to the latest upstream releases of gnumeric, goffice
and gnome-chemistry-utils :

  -
    https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/g
    numeric-1.12.9.shtml

    -
      http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/branc
      hes/gchemutils-0.14/gchemutils/NEWS?revision=1856&root
      =gchemutils

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  # http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/branches/gchemutils-0.14/gchemutils/NEWS?revision=1856&root=gchemutils
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1f16e82f"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044858"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126364.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cce772e7"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126365.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2f5f0148"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126366.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d31e09e9"
  );
  # https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.9.shtml
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2b90d512"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Update the affected gnome-chemistry-utils, gnumeric and / or goffice
packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnome-chemistry-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnumeric");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:goffice");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/01/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/01/13");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^20([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 20.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC20", reference:"gnome-chemistry-utils-0.14.5-1.fc20")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC20", reference:"gnumeric-1.12.9-1.fc20")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC20", reference:"goffice-0.10.9-1.fc20")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnome-chemistry-utils / gnumeric / goffice");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-0025.NASL
    descriptionThis is an update to the latest upstream releases of gnumeric, goffice and gnome-chemistry-utils : - https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/g numeric-1.12.9.shtml - http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/branc hes/gchemutils-0.14/gchemutils/NEWS?revision=1856&root =gchemutils Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-01-13
    plugin id71913
    published2014-01-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/71913
    titleFedora 18 : gnome-chemistry-utils-0.14.5-1.fc18 / gnumeric-1.12.9-1.fc18 / goffice-0.10.9-1.fc18 (2014-0025)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2014-0025.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(71913);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-6836");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2014-0025");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 18 : gnome-chemistry-utils-0.14.5-1.fc18 / gnumeric-1.12.9-1.fc18 / goffice-0.10.9-1.fc18 (2014-0025)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This is an update to the latest upstream releases of gnumeric, goffice
and gnome-chemistry-utils :

  -
    https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/g
    numeric-1.12.9.shtml

    -
      http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/branc
      hes/gchemutils-0.14/gchemutils/NEWS?revision=1856&root
      =gchemutils

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  # http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/branches/gchemutils-0.14/gchemutils/NEWS?revision=1856&root=gchemutils
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?1f16e82f"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044858"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126299.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?084ea77c"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126300.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ec4605da"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-January/126301.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cc138c3e"
  );
  # https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/gnumeric-1.12.9.shtml
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2b90d512"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"Update the affected gnome-chemistry-utils, gnumeric and / or goffice
packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnome-chemistry-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:gnumeric");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:goffice");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2014/01/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2014/01/13");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^18([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 18.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC18", reference:"gnome-chemistry-utils-0.14.5-1.fc18")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC18", reference:"gnumeric-1.12.9-1.fc18")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC18", reference:"goffice-0.10.9-1.fc18")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "gnome-chemistry-utils / gnumeric / goffice");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2014-0020.NASL
    descriptionThis is an update to the latest upstream releases of gnumeric, goffice and gnome-chemistry-utils : - https://projects.gnome.org/gnumeric/announcements/1.12/g numeric-1.12.9.shtml - http://svn.savannah.nongnu.org/viewvc/*checkout*/branc hes/gchemutils-0.14/gchemutils/NEWS?revision=1856&root =gchemutils Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2014-01-13
    plugin id71912
    published2014-01-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/71912
    titleFedora 19 : gnome-chemistry-utils-0.14.5-1.fc19 / gnumeric-1.12.9-1.fc19 / goffice-0.10.9-1.fc19 (2014-0020)

References