VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-2972

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-10-23
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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