# 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 \\ char

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

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

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