Executive Summary

Summary
Title New AbiWord packages fix arbitrary code execution
Informations
Name DSA-894 First vendor Publication 2005-11-14
Vendor Debian Last vendor Modification 2005-11-14
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision 1

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 7.5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Chris Evans discoverd several buffer overflows in the RTF import mechanism of AbiWord, a WYSIWYG word processor based on GTK 2. Opening a specially crafted RTF file could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

For the old stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.7-3sarge2.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.10-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your abiword package.

Original Source

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

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-119 Failure to Constrain Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 5

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-20 (AbiWord)
File : nvt/glsa_200509_20.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-17 (AbiWord)
File : nvt/glsa_200510_17.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: koffice
File : nvt/freebsd_koffice.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 894-1 (abiword)
File : nvt/deb_894_1.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
20015 AbiWord RTF Importer ie_imp_RTF.cpp Multiple Overflows

Multiple remote overflows exist in AbiWord. The 'ParseLevelText()', 'getCharsInsideBrace()', 'HandleLists()', and 'HandleAbiLists()' functions in 'ie_imp_RTF.cpp' fail to perform proper bounds checking resulting in multiple stack-based buffer overflows. With a specially crafted RTF file, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.
19717 AbiWord RTF Document Importer Overflow

A local buffer overflow exists in Abiword. The RTF importer fails to properly bound check user-supplied data resulting in a stack buffer overflow. With a specially crafted RTF file, an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-10-14 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-894.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-05-13 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_9cd52bc6a21311dab410000e0c2e438a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-188-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-203-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-24 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200510-17.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-19 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-989.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200509-20.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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