Gnome Gnumeric 1.7.91 excel_read_hlink numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Gnome Gnumeric 1.7.91. Affected by this issue is the function excel_read_hlink. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0668. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gnome Gnumeric 1.7.91. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function excel_read_hlink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/24/2007. The weakness was released 02/11/2008 with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at gnome.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0668 since 02/11/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 49 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31083 (GLSA-200802-05 : Gnumeric: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.7.91 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40122), Tenable (31083), SecurityFocus (BID 27536†), OSVDB (42835†) and Secunia (SA28725†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 31083
Nessus Name: GLSA-200802-05 : Gnumeric: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
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OpenVAS ID: 60792
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1546-1 (gnumeric)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gnumeric 1.7.91

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12/24/2007 🔍
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01/31/2008 +38 days 🔍
02/11/2008 +11 days 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2583 days 🔍
08/05/2019 +1603 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: gnome.org
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-0668 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0668
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40921

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X-Force: 40122
SecurityFocus: 27536 - Gnumeric XLS HLINK Opcode Handling Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 28725
OSVDB: 42835 - Gnumeric - XLS HLINK Opcode Handling Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Issue
Vulnerability Center: 17670 - Gnome Office Gnumeric Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code via Crafted XLS File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0462

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/05/2019 17:18
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (75), 08/05/2019 17:18 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:1FE:103

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