What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-6836?

CVE-2013-6836 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2013-6836?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2013-6836. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.2%.

Gnumeric CVE-2013-6836

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2013-12-19 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Microsoft Gnumeric

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 19, 2013 - 04:24 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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 include: Gnome Gnumeric. Version information: before 1.12.9.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.