CVE-2019-17544
published 2019-10-14CVE-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.
PriorityP344critical9.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAH
EPSS
3.26%
86.9th percentile
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
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | aspell | < aspell 0.60.8-1 (bookworm) | aspell 0.60.8-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | aspell | < 0.60.8 | 0.60.8 |
| gnu | aspell | >= 0 < 0.60.8-1 | 0.60.8-1 |
| gnu | aspell | >= 0 < 0.60.8-1 | 0.60.8-1 |
| gnu | aspell | >= 0 < 0.60.8-1 | 0.60.8-1 |
| gnu | aspell | >= 0 < 0.60.8-1 | 0.60.8-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
osv9.1CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.1LOW
vendor_redhat9.1CRITICAL
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Ubuntu
Aspell vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2019-10-21
CVE-2019-17544 Aspell vulnerability
Title: Aspell vulnerability
Summary: Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received
a specially crafted input.
USN-4155-1 fixed a vulnerability in Aspell. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 19.10.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
Aspell vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2019-10-15
CVE-2019-17544 Aspell vulnerability
Title: Aspell vulnerability
Summary: Aspell could be made to expose sensitive information if it received
a specially crafted input.
It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp
vendor_redhat·2019-07-31·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2019-17544 [CRITICAL] CWE-121 aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp
aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp
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.
Package: aspell (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: aspell (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: aspell (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: aspell (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Debian
CVE-2019-17544: aspell - libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a stack-based buffer over-read in ac...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2019-17544 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-17544: aspell - libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a stack-based buffer over-read in ac...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.60.8-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.60.8-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.60.8-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.60.8-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.60.8-1)
GHSA
GHSA-3f6h-6ch9-p8jv: libaspell
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-17544 [CRITICAL] CWE-125 GHSA-3f6h-6ch9-p8jv: libaspell
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.
OSV
CVE-2019-17544: libaspell
osv·2019-10-14·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2019-17544 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-17544: libaspell
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-17544 aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-10-25·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2019-17544 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-17544 aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-17544 aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affec
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-17544 aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp
bugzilla·2019-10-25·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2019-17544 [CRITICAL] CVE-2019-17544 aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp
CVE-2019-17544 aspell: stack-based buffer over-read in acommon::unescape in common/getdata.cpp
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.
Reference:
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109
Upstream commit:
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4e
Discussion:
Created aspell tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1765754]
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4ehttps://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4948https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4ehttps://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4948
2019-10-14
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