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abiword: buffer overflow

Package(s):abiword CVE #(s):CAN-2005-2964
Created:September 29, 2005 Updated:November 14, 2005
Description: The RTF import module of the AbiWord word processor has a buffer overflow vulnerability. A user can be tricked into opening a maliciously crafted RTF file, giving the attacker the ability to execute code with the permissions of the user.
Alerts:
Debian DSA-894-1 2005-11-14
Gentoo 200510-17 2005-10-20
Ubuntu USN-203-1 2005-10-13
Fedora FEDORA-2005-955 2005-09-30
Gentoo 200509-20 2005-09-30
Ubuntu USN-188-1 2005-09-29
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