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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.