CVE-2008-0668
The excel_read_HLINK function in plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c in Gnome Office Gnumeric before 1...
CVE-2008-0668 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Gnome Gnumeric, published February 11, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.98%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in gnumeric 1.8.1-1.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0668- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0668- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0678 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0678- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ff87-x3fm-p744 No score
The excel_read_HLINK function in plugins/excel/ms-excel-read.c in Gnome Office Gnumeric before 1...
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.
- Record
GHSA-ff87-x3fm-p744- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-0668- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0668 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0668- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0462
gnome.org/projects/gnumeric/announcements/1.8/gnumeric-1.8.1.shtml
secunia.com/advisories/28948
redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00114.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-604-1
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:056
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00001.html
debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1546
securityfocus.com/bid/27536
bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505330
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-05.xml
bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=208356
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0668
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ff87-x3fm-p744
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0668