AbiWord RTF Document Importer Overflow

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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.. Read more at osvdb.org/19717