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TI-2019-12499 Aliases CVE-2019-16707GHSA-q3gq-ffrv-w3c5

Hunspell 1.7.0 has an invalid read operation in SuggestMgr::leftcommonsubstring in suggestmgr.cxx.

Priority LOW 32CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Hunspell 1.7.0 has an invalid read operation in SuggestMgr::leftcommonsubstring in suggestmgr.cxx.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01649 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hunspell_project:hunspell:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.7.0VulnerableHunspell Project
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*31VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:hunspell_project:hunspell:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Hunspell Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:3971 Released 2020-09-29 · Red Hat rating Low
    hunspell security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) hunspell-1.3.2-16.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) hunspell-devel-1.3.2-16.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) hunspell-1.3.2-16.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) hunspell-devel-1.3.2-16.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) hunspell-1.3.2-16.el7, hunspell-1.3.2-16.el7.ppc, hunspell-devel-1.3.2-16.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) hunspell-1.3.2-16.el7, hunspell-devel-1.3.2-16.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3971
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3971
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3971
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3971
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3971
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:3971
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16707
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q3gq-ffrv-w3c5

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Sources

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