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
Published Oct 23, 2005
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.10%
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 products
No data.
- ≤ 2.2.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04101) | 90.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.10% (0.04101) | 89.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.21% (0.03206) | 86.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.78% (0.01778) | 88.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 2.09% (0.02090) | 88.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.75% (0.02749) | 89.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 2.86% (0.02864) | 89.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.34% (0.02336) | 88.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 88.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 87.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.42% (0.04421) | 70.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2005-006.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17199 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17200 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17213 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17264 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17551 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.abisource.com/changelogs/2.2.11.phtml x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-894 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200510-17.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-rc%40lists.debian.org/msg28251.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/20015 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15096 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2086 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/203-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
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