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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 \…
Critical9.1EPSS 3.3%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.3% · top 12% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-4155-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20191019 [SECURITY] [DLA 1966-1] aspell security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-4155-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210725 [SECURITY] [DLA 2720-1] aspell security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-4948 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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