USN-4155-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4155-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4155-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4155-1
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Published
2019-10-15T14:12:49.376416Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:57Z
Summary
aspell vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Aspell incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could potentially access sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / aspell

Package

Name
aspell
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aspell@0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.60.7~20110707-1build1
0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "aspell"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libaspell-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libaspell15"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-1ubuntu1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpspell-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4155-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-17544",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / aspell

Package

Name
aspell
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aspell@0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.60.7~20110707-3
0.60.7~20110707-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aspell"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libaspell-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libaspell15"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpspell-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4155-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-17544",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / aspell

Package

Name
aspell
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/aspell@0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.60.7~20110707-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "aspell"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libaspell-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libaspell15"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.60.7~20110707-4ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libpspell-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4155-1.json"

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-17544",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}