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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.1 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 64%
VendorProductVersion
gnuaspell
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< 0.60.8
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
18.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
19.04
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
aspell
bullseye
0.60.8-3
fixed
bookworm
0.60.8-4
fixed
sid
0.60.8.1-1
fixed
trixie
0.60.8.1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
aspell
eoan
Fixed 0.60.7-3ubuntu0.1
released
disco
Fixed 0.60.7~20110707-6ubuntu0.1
released
bionic
Fixed 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
released
xenial
Fixed 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1
released
trusty
Fixed 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1
released
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4e
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4948
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4e
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4948