Summary
It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or
cause a crash.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | aspell | 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | aspell | 0.60.8-1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | aspell | 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm2 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | aspell | 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
objstack in GNU Aspell 0.60.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in acommon::ObjStack::dup_top (called from acommon::Stri…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-25051