TI-2005-02804 Aliases CVE-2005-2972 GHSA-hw2f-4q5v-cv5j

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the RTF import feature in AbiWord before 2.2.11…

LOW 30CWE-119Published 2005-10-23 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04101 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:abisource:community_abiword::::::::	up to 2.2.10	Vulnerable	Abisource

cpe:2.3:a:abisource:community_abiword:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.2.10 Vulnerable ·Abisource

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2972
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hw2f-4q5v-cv5j

References

Exploit 1

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

Patch 1

GLSA-200510-17

Advisory 3

Other 3

TI-2004-00586 Buffer overflow in the wvHandleDateTimePicture function in wv library (wvWare) 0.7.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2005-02797 Stack-based buffer overflow in AbiWord before 2.2.10 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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