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AbiWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA17199
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Release Date:
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2005-10-14
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Popularity:
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7,687 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | AbiWord 2.0.x
AbiWord 2.2.x
AbiWord 2.4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2972
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Description:
Chris Evans has reported some vulnerabilities in Abiword, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerabilities are caused due to several boundary errors in the RTF importer (ie_imp_RTF.cpp). These can be exploited to cause buffer overflows and may allow arbitrary code execution when importing a malicious RTF file.
The vulnerabilities affect version 2.2.10 and 2.4.0. Prior versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 2.2.11 or 2.4.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Chris Evans
Changelog:
2005-10-14: Updated "Description", "Solution", "Original Advisory", and credit sections.
Original Advisory:
AbiSource:
http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.4.1.phtml
Chris Evans:
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt
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