GNU Aspell 0.60.8.2 (first vulnerable version is not known) contains a heap-based buffer overflow write (CWE-122) in its read-only dictionary loader. String::reserve() in common/string.hpp computes its capacity check with a signed int ((int)s + 1), so a requested size of 0x7FFFFFFF wraps negative and the backing buffer is never grown. ReadOnlyDict::load() in modules/speller/default/readonly_ws.cpp passes the unvalidated 32-bit size fields from a .rws dictionary header into this path, so a crafted .rws file with a valid endian marker (12345678) and an oversized length field (e.g. lang_name_size = 0x7FFFFFFF) causes attacker-controlled data to be written out of bounds past an undersized heap allocation. An attacker who induces a victim to load a malicious dictionary — for example via aspell dump master <file> — can corrupt heap memory, resulting in denial of service and potentially code execution. Fixed in b830b6e and will be fixed in release 0.60.8.3.
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 : aspell, aspell-devel (ALAS2023-2026-3275) | 25 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : aspell (ALAS-2026-4022) | 24 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 9 : aspell (ALSA-2026:92458) | 30 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| AlmaLinux 8 : aspell (ALSA-2026:92615) | 4 Nov 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: aspell / aspell-debuginfo / aspell-debugsource / aspell-devel (crlsa-2026_92615) | 31 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: aspell / aspell-debuginfo / aspell-debugsource / aspell-devel (crlsa-2026_92458) | 31 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| MiracleLinux 8 : aspell-0.60.6.1-23.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-2230:01) | 2 Nov 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Oracle Linux 9 : aspell (ELSA-2026-92458) | 30 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Oracle Linux 8 : aspell (ELSA-2026-92615) | 30 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 9 : aspell (RHSA-2026:92458) | 30 Oct 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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07 Nov 2026 09:48Current
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CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.00213
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