© 2026 vulntracker.io

CVE-2005-2972

N/A

Published: October 23, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorCommunity Abiword

Using N/A by N/A?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available

Start Free Sign In

Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Community Abiword · Abisource

95%

v ≤ 2.2.10

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (14)

x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/17199

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/17200

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/17213

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/17264

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://secunia.com/advisories/17551

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Source: [email protected]

http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

Source: [email protected]

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894

CVSS

5.1MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-119

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Create account Sign in

Free plan, no card