Is CVE-2005-2972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2005-2972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2005-2972?

CVE-2005-2972 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2005-2972?

CVE-2005-2972 has an EPSS score of 4.10% (90th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2005-2972?

Upgrade abiword on debian 11 to 2.4.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2005-2972

MEDIUMEPSS 90th pctl

5.1

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

abiwordDebian

Fixed in:2.4.1-1CVE-2005-2972

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gentoo.org

Exploit1

scary.beasts.org

Vendor Advisory6

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.