CVE-2019-17544

libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp via an isolated \ character.

CVSS v3.0 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

9.1^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4e	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8	Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:aspell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::

Information

Published : 2019-10-14 02:15

Updated : 2021-08-02 00:15

NVD link : CVE-2019-17544

Mitre link : CVE-2019-17544

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

gnu

aspell

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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