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CVE-2005-2972
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the RTF import feature in AbiWord before 2.2.11 allow user-assisted attackers to execute…
Medium5.1EPSS 4.1%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (14)
- 20015 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2086 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 17199 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-894 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- USN-203-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 17551 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17264 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc%40lists.debian.org/msg28251.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 17213 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 15096 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200510-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 17200 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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