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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Gentoo Local Security Checks >> [GLSA-200406-14] aspell: Buffer overflow in word-list-compress Vulnerability Assessment Details
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[GLSA-200406-14] aspell: Buffer overflow in word-list-compress |
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aspell: Buffer overflow in word-list-compress Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200406-14 (aspell: Buffer overflow in word-list-compress) aspell includes a utility for handling wordlists called word-list-compress. This utility fails to do proper bounds checking when processing words longer than 256 bytes. Impact If a possible hacker could entice a user to handle a wordlist containing very long word lengths it could result in the execution of arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the program. Workaround There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available version. References: http://nettwerked.mg2.org/advisories/wlc Solution: All users should upgrade to the latest available version of aspell. # emerge sync # emerge -pv ">=app-text/aspell-0.50.5-r4" # emerge ">=app-text/aspell-0.50.5-r4" Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: (C) 2005 Michel Arboi |
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