CVE-2005-2972

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    CVE-2005-2972

    Published: 23 Oct 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt, http://secunia.com/advisories/17199, http://secunia.com/advisories/17200, http://secunia.com/advisories/17213, http://secunia.com/advisories/17264, http://secunia.com/advisories/17551, http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2086, http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt, http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml, http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml, http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc%40lists.debian.org/msg28251.html, http://www.osvdb.org/20015, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15096, https://usn.ubuntu.com/203-1/

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High