CVE catalog

CVE-2019-20433

aspell: CVE-2019-20433

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Published: Aug 17, 2019, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.74% · Oct 25, 2026

libaspell.a in GNU Aspell before 0.60.8 has a buffer over-read for a string ending with a single '\0' byte, if the encoding is set to ucs-2 or ucs-4 outside of the application, as demonstrated by the ASPELL_CONF environment variable.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	aspell	sid	`0.60.8.2-3`	fixed
Debian	aspell	forky	`0.60.8.2-3`	fixed
Debian	aspell	trixie	`0.60.8.1-4`	fixed
Debian	aspell	bookworm	`0.60.8-4`	fixed
Ubuntu	aspell	pro	`0.60.7~20110707-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	aspell	pro	`0.60.7~20110707-3build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	aspell	pro	`0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	aspell	pro	`0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1+esm1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	aspell	18.04	`0.60.7~20110707-4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	aspell	18.04	`0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	aspell	18.04	`0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.2`	vulnerable
Suse	php72	linux enterprise module for web and scripting 12	`7.2.5-1.37.1`	fixed
Suse	php72	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4	`7.2.5-1.37.1`	fixed
Suse	php72	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`7.2.5-1.37.1`	fixed
Suse	aspell	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`0.60.6.1-18.8.2`	fixed
Suse	aspell	linux enterprise server 12 sp5	`0.60.6.1-18.8.2`	fixed
Suse	aspell	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5	`0.60.6.1-18.8.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	aspell	source	sid	`0.60.7-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[935128]
Debian	aspell	source	forky	`0.60.7-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[935128]
Debian	aspell	source	trixie	`0.60.7-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[935128]
Debian	aspell	source	bookworm	`0.60.7-3`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[935128]
Suse	php72	rpm	linux enterprise module for web and scripting 12	`7.2.5-1.37.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2020:0397-1	Not reported
Suse	php72	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp4	`7.2.5-1.37.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2020:0397-1	Not reported
Suse	php72	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`7.2.5-1.37.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2020:0397-1	Not reported
Suse	aspell	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`0.60.6.1-18.8.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2020:2807-1	Not reported
Suse	aspell	rpm	linux enterprise server 12 sp5	`0.60.6.1-18.8.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2020:2807-1	Not reported
Suse	aspell	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5	`0.60.6.1-18.8.2`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2020:2807-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #935128]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[aspell]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
[aspell-doc]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
[libaspell15]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
[libaspell-dev]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
[libpspell-dev]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12
- 0.60.8-4+b1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · bookworm; dsa · aspell · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[aspell]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
[aspell-doc]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
[libaspell15]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
[libaspell-dev]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
[libpspell-dev]Fixed
Source package: [aspell]
Details (2)
- 0.60.8.1-4 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13
- 0.60.8.1-4 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.60.7-3
  dsa · aspell · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:43:48 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]