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 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-103658 | 12 Oct 202622:02 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2026-103658 | 12 Oct 202621:24 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-103658 | 12 Oct 202621:24 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-103658 | 12 Oct 202621:24 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-97965 | 12 Oct 202621:24 | – | euvd | |
| Anthropic-Credited-CVEs | 16 Oct 202604:29 | – | kitploit | |
| CVE-2026-103658 | 12 Oct 202621:24 | – | mend | |
| CVE-2026-103658 | 12 Oct 202622:17 | – | nvd | |
| AZL-108060 CVE-2026-103658 affecting package aspell 0.60.8.1-1 | 12 Oct 202622:17 | – | osv-azl | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-103658 | 12 Oct 202622:17 | – | osv-debian |
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15 Oct 2026 08:11Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.00155
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