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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1966-1] aspell security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

6.4

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'aspell' package(s) announced via the DSA-1966-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

It was discovered that Aspell, the GNU spell checker, incorrectly handled certain inputs which leads to a stack-based buffer over-read. An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'aspell' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 0.60.7~20110707-1.3+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your aspell packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)