CVE-2005-2972

AbiWord < 2.2.10 - Stack-Based Buffer Overflow in RTF Import Feature

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (14)

Core 14
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/20015
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2086
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17199
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17551
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/203-1/
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17264
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17213
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15096
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/17200

Scores

EPSS 0.0410
EPSS Percentile 89.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
abisource/community_abiword < 2.2.10
Published Oct 23, 2005
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026