AbiWord RTF Importer buffer overflow

abiword-rtf-importer-bo (22454) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

AbiWord is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow caused by a vulnerability in the RTF Importer. A remote attacker could create a malicious RTF file to execute arbitrary code when the file is imported.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of AbiWord (2.2.10 or later), available from the AbiWord Web site. See References.

For Debian GNU/Linux:
Refer to DSA-894-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-09-20 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.

For Ubuntu Linux:
Refer to USN-188-1 and USN-203-1 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • AbiWord Web site: AbiWord.
  • BID-14971: AbiWord RTF File Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • BID-15096: AbiWord Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2005-2964: Stack-based buffer overflow in AbiWord before 2.2.10 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RTF import mechanism.
  • CVE-2005-2972: 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.
  • DSA-894: abiword -- buffer overflows
  • GLSA-200509-20: AbiWord: RTF import stack-based buffer overflow
  • GLSA-200510-17: AbiWord: New RTF import buffer overflows
  • OSVDB ID: 19717: AbiWord RTF Document Importer Overflow
  • OSVDB ID: 20015: AbiWord RTF Importer ie_imp_RTF.cpp Multiple Overflows
  • SA16982: AbiWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • SA17199: AbiWord RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1014982: AbiWord Buffer Overflow in RTF Importer May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • SUSE-SR:2005:023: SUSE Security Summary Report
  • USN-188-1: AbiWord vulnerability
  • USN-203-1: Abiword vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2005-2086: Abiword ie_imp_RTF.cpp RTF Importer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Platforms Affected:

  • AbiSource AbiWord prior to 2.2.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 4.10
  • Canonical Ubuntu 5.04
  • Debian Debian Linux 3.0
  • Debian Debian Linux 3.1
  • Gentoo Linux

Reported:

Sep 29, 2005

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