Debian Security Advisory
DSA-894-1 abiword -- buffer overflows
- Date Reported:
- 14 Nov 2005
- Affected Packages:
- abiword
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-2964, CVE-2005-2972.
- More information:
-
Chris Evans discovered 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 2.4.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your abiword package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-doc_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/xfonts-abi_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/xfonts-abi_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gtk_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_1.0.2+cvs.2002.06.05-1woody3_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-common_2.2.7-3sarge2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-doc_2.2.7-3sarge2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-help_2.2.7-3sarge2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/xfonts-abi_2.2.7-3sarge2_all.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-doc_2.2.7-3sarge2_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword_2.2.7-3sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins_2.2.7-3sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-plugins-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/abiword/abiword-gnome_2.2.7-3sarge2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.