Vulnerability CVE-2005-2972
Published: 2005-10-23   Modified: 2012-02-12

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.

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5.1/10
6.4/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Abisource -> Community abiword 

 References:
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt
http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml
http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc@lists.debian.org/msg28251.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15096
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2086
https://usn.ubuntu.com/203-1/
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