CVE-2004-0548 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the word-list-compress functionality of Aspell, affecting products like GNU Aspell and Gentoo Linux. Local users can exploit this vulnerability by providing a long wordlist entry, leading to arbitrary code execution when using the "c" (compress) or "d" (decompress) options. With a CVSS score of 7.2, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring local access with low attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry exists (EDB-669), indicating public exploit code availability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.50.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:aspell:0.50.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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