#VU55502 Heap-based buffer overflow in Aspell - CVE-2019-25051 

 

#VU55502 Heap-based buffer overflow in Aspell - CVE-2019-25051

Published: August 3, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55502
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-25051
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Aspell
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the acommon::ObjStack::dup_top (called from acommon::StringMap::add and acommon::Config::lookup_list). A remote attacker can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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