CVE-2005-2972
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the RTF import feature in AbiWord before 2.2.11 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RTF file with long identifiers, which are not properly handled in the (1) ParseLevelText, (2)…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the RTF import feature in AbiWord before 2.2.11 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via an RTF file with long identifiers, which are not properly handled in the (1) ParseLevelText, (2) getCharsInsideBrace, (3) HandleLists, (4) or (5) HandleAbiLists functions in ie_imp_RTF.cpp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2964.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.10% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- abisource/community abiword
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17199Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17200Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17213Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17264Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17551Vendor Advisory
- http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc%40lists.debian.org/msg28251.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15096
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2086Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/203-1/
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txtExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17199Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17200Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17213Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17264Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17551Vendor Advisory
- http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc%40lists.debian.org/msg28251.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20015
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15096
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2086Vendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/203-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.