CVE-2007-5395

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5395
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerflexera
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-08 02:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the separate_word function in tokenize.c in Link Grammar 4.1b and possibly other versions, as used in AbiWord Link Grammar 4.2.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long word, as reachable through the separate_sentence function.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Abiword Abiword Link Grammar 4.2.4 All All All
Application Link Grammar Link Grammar 4.1b All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Link Grammar SEPARATE_WORD Function Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 7 Update: link-grammar-4.2.5-1.fc7 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1432-1 link-grammar af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
#450695 - CVE-2007-5395 arbitrary code execution via crafted file - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
AbiWord Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" Buffer Overflow - Secunia Research - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for link-grammar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Link Grammar: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Gentoo update for link-grammar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" Buffer Overflow - Secunia Research - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Bug 371221 – CVE-2007-5395 link-grammar buffer overflow in tokenize.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian update for link-grammar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ubuntu update for link-grammar - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Gentoo Bug 196803 - dev-libs/link-grammar: buffer overflow in tokenize.c (separate_word()) (CVE-2007-5395) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
USN-545-1: link-grammar vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
AbiWord Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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