CVE-2026-103658
Public on 2026-10-12
Modified on 2026-10-15
Description
A flaw was found in Aspell. An attacker could achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by convincing a user to process a specially crafted dictionary file. This issue occurs due to an integer calculation error during buffer capacity checks in the read-only dictionary loader, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | aspell | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | aspell | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | aspell | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | aspell-en | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |