CVE-2005-2972

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2972
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-23 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 01:57:00 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Abisource Community Abiword All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- AbiWord: New RTF import buffer overflows GENTOO www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for abiword SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt MISC scary.beasts.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
USN-203-1: Abiword vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for abiword SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian update for abiword - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for abiword SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - AbiWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
20015 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
AbiWord Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
Bug#333740: abiword: [CAN-2005-2972] More RTF import buffer overflows MISC www.mail-archive.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-894-1 abiword DEBIAN www.debian.org
Bug#333740: abiword: [CAN-2005-2972] More RTF import buffer overflows www.mail-archive.com
AbiWord v2.2.11 ChangeLog CONFIRM www.abisource.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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