CVE-2005-2972

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2972
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-23 10:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Abisource Community Abiword All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 scary.beasts.org Exploit, Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/20015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for abiword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
USN-203-1: Abiword vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
AbiWord v2.2.11 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.abisource.com
AbiWord Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian update for abiword - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug#333740: abiword: [CAN-2005-2972] More RTF import buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mail-archive.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - AbiWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-894-1 abiword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- AbiWord: New RTF import buffer overflows af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Ubuntu update for abiword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for abiword af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug#333740: abiword: [CAN-2005-2972] More RTF import buffer overflows MITRE www.mail-archive.com
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