CVE-2019-17544: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 9.1v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-17544MGASA-2019-0311SUSE-SU-2019:3034-1UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17544USN-4155-1DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17544DLA-1966-1
Published 14-10-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-17544 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.1/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
3.26%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2Timeline
- 14-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated9.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.1CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Medium 6.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
3.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.26% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score3.26%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse7 products
- aspell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4< 0.60.6.1-18.3.1
- aspell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4< 0.60.6.1-18.3.1
- aspell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 0.60.6.1-18.3.1
- aspell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4< 0.60.6.1-18.3.1
- aspell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5< 0.60.6.1-18.3.1
Alpine1 product
- aspell< 0.60.6.1-r14 | < 0.60.8-r0 | < 0.60.6.1-r13
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04
Debian1 product
- aspell< 0.60.8-1 | < 0.60.7~20110707-1.3+deb8u1
Gnu1 product
- aspell< 0.60.8
Mageia1 product
- aspell< 0.60.8-1.mga7
Ubuntu1 product
- aspell< 0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1 | < 0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1 | < 0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1
7 vendors · 13 products
References
19 links- github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/commit/80fa26c74279fced8d778351cff19d1d8f44fe4eX Refsource MISCREPORTPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/compare/rel-0.60.7...rel-0.60.8X Refsource MISCREPORTThird Party Advisory
