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TI-2004-00494 Aliases CVE-2004-0548GHSA-qj45-8h8f-43w4

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the word-list-compress functionality in…

Priority LOW 33Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the word-list-compress functionality in compress.c for Aspell allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long entry in the wordlist that is not properly handled when using the (1) "c" compress option or (2) "d" decompress option.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00919 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:aspell:0.50.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.50.5VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerablegentoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:aspell:0.50.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.50.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·gentoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0548
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj45-8h8f-43w4

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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