CVE-2005-2972

Published Oct 23, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-894-1 New AbiWord packages fix arbitrary code execution
EUVD EUVD EUVD-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) getCharsInsideBrace, (3) HandleLists, (4) or (5) HandleAbiLists functions in ie_imp_RTF.cpp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2964.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-203-1 Abiword vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 10:53 PM
Reserved
Sep 19, 2005, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 23, 2005, 10:02 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:16 PM