Debian Security Advisory DSA 894-1 - 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.
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iUbuntu Security Notice USN-188-1 - Chris Evans discovered a buffer overflow in the RTF import module of AbiWord. By tricking a user into opening an RTF file with specially crafted long identifiers, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the AbiWord user.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-20 - Chris Evans discovered that the RTF import function in AbiWord is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow. Versions less than 2.2.10 are affected.
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