Stack-based buffer overflow in the separate_word function in tokenize.c in Link Grammar 4.1b and possibly other versions, as used in…

Description

Stack-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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.0% · top 5.8% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (21)

• 27340 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 26365 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-78/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=450695 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2007-3339 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• abiword-linkgrammar-sentence-bo(38317) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3771 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 28101 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200711-27 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3770 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• DSA-1432 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196803 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-545-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 27300 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371221 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20071107 Secunia Research: AbiWord Link Grammar "separate_sentence()"Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 27702 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27783 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20071107 Secunia Research: Link Grammar "separate_sentence()" BufferOverflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-79/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 27631 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 15:31 UTC.