CVE-2008-0668
The excel_read_HLINK function in plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c in Gnome Office Gnumeric before 1.8.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLS file containing XLS HLINK opcodes, possibly because of an integer…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.98%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The excel_read_HLINK function in plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c in Gnome Office Gnumeric before 1.8.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted XLS file containing XLS HLINK opcodes, possibly because of an integer signedness error that leads to an integer overflow. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 4.98% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- gnome/gnumeric
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208356
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505330
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28725/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28799Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31339
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-05.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1546
- http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/announcements/1.8/gnumeric-1.8.1.shtmlPatch
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:056
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27536
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-604-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0462
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00114.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00227.html
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208356
- http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505330
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28725/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28799Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29896
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31339
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-05.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1546
- http://www.gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/announcements/1.8/gnumeric-1.8.1.shtmlPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.