Executive Summary
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Updated gnumeric packages fix vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MDVSA-2008:056 | First vendor Publication | 2008-02-29 |
| Vendor | Mandriva | Last vendor Modification | 2008-02-29 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A vulnerability was found in the excel_read_HLINK function in the Microsoft Excel plugin in Gnumeric prior to version 1.8.1 that would allow for the execution of arbitrary code via a crafted XLS file containing XLS HLINK opcodes. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issues. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:056 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17671 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17671 | ||
| Title: | USN-604-1 -- gnumeric vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Thilo Pfennig and Morten Welinder discovered that the XLS spreadsheet handling code in Gnumeric did not correctly calculate needed memory sizes. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-604-1 CVE-2008-0668 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 6.10 Ubuntu 7.04 Ubuntu 7.10 | Product(s): | gnumeric |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20233 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20233 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1546-1 gnumeric | ||
| Description: | Thilo Pfennig and Morten Welinder discovered several integer overflow weaknesses in Gnumeric, a GNOME spreadsheet application. These vulnerabilities could result in the execution of arbitrary code through the opening of a maliciously crafted Excel spreadsheet. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1546-1 CVE-2008-0668 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | gnumeric |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8059 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8059 | ||
| Title: | DSA-1546 gnumeric -- integer overflow | ||
| Description: | Thilo Pfennig and Morten Welinder discovered several integer overflow weaknesses in Gnumeric, a GNOME spreadsheet application. These vulnerabilities could result in the execution of arbitrary code through the opening of a maliciously crafted Excel spreadsheet. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | DSA-1546 CVE-2008-0668 | Version: | 3 |
| Platform(s): | Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 | Product(s): | gnumeric |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-09 | Name : Mandriva Update for gnumeric MDVSA-2008:056 (gnumeric) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2008_056.nasl |
| 2009-03-23 | Name : Ubuntu Update for gnumeric vulnerability USN-604-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_604_1.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for gnumeric FEDORA-2008-1313 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_1313_gnumeric_fc7.nasl |
| 2009-02-16 | Name : Fedora Update for gnumeric FEDORA-2008-1403 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2008_1403_gnumeric_fc8.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200802-05 (gnumeric) File : nvt/glsa_200802_05.nasl |
| 2008-04-21 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 1546-1 (gnumeric) File : nvt/deb_1546_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 42835 | Gnumeric plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c excel_read_HLINK Function XLS HLINK Op... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2008-056.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-07-23 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : suse_gnumeric-5393.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-04-25 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-604-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-04-17 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-1546.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-14 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200802-05.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-1313.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2008-02-11 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2008-1403.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:39:15 |
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