CVE-2019-17544

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.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.49%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4e third party advisory patch
https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8 third party advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16109 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00027.html mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4155-2/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00021.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4948 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-17544?
CVE-2019-17544 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-17544?
To fix CVE-2019-17544, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-17544 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-17544 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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