Gentoo Linux: CVE-2007-5395: Link Grammar: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
10
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
11/07/2007
07/25/2018
10/30/2017
10/30/2017
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the separate_word function in tokenize.c in Link Grammar 4.1b and possibly other versions, as used in AbiWord Link Grammar 4.2.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long word, as reachable through the separate_sentence function.
Solution(s)
- gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-link-grammar
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