vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-17544): Aspell vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Oct 14, 2019 | Oct 16, 2019 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 14, 2019
Added
Oct 16, 2019
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-aspellubuntu-pro-upgrade-libaspell15ubuntu-upgrade-aspellubuntu-upgrade-libaspell15
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