link-grammar buffer overflow in tokenize.c
Published Nov 8, 2007
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.00%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the separate_word function in tokenize.c in Link Grammar 4.1b and possibly other versions, as used in AbiWord Link Grammar 4.2.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long word, as reachable through the separate_sentence function.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1b
- 4.2.4
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:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.00% (0.06997) | 93.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.00% (0.06997) | 93.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.44% (0.09437) | 92.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.80% (0.14799) | 90.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.44% (0.09437) | 92.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 30.88% (0.30877) | 96.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2024 | 26.10% (0.26095) | 96.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 27.23% (0.27226) | 96.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2024 | 27.07% (0.27073) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 22.03% (0.22032) | 95.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (24)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=450695 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196803 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27300 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/27783 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28101 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-78/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-79/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1432 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483368/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483370/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26365 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-545-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3770 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3771 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5395 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=371221 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38317 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5395
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5395
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00411.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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