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CVE-2019-17544

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 3.26%

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CVE-2019-17544 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
3.26%

86.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuAspell< 0.60.8
CanonicalUbuntu Linux12.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux14.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux18.04
CanonicalUbuntu Linux19.04

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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 \ character.
How severe is CVE-2019-17544?
CVE-2019-17544 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17544?
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Source: NVD / NIST