CVE-2008-0668

gnumeric: integer overflow and signedness errors in XLS processing

Published Feb 11, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1546-1 New gnumeric packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0678 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-604-1 Gnumeric vulnerability
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 7:54 AM
Reserved
Feb 11, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 11, 2008, 9:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:50 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 24, 2007, 12:00 AM