CVE-2005-2972 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published 23 Oct 2005 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious RTF file in AbiWord due to stack-based buffer overflows.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2005-2972?

CVE-2005-2972 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Oct 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-2972?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Abisource Community Abiword.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2972?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2005-2972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-2972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2972, GHSA-hw2f-4q5v-cv5j.