CVE-2019-17544
CRITICAL
9.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 14, 2019 at 01:07 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:24 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsUbuntu LinuxAspell
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Severity
CRITICAL9.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4ex_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4948CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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