Description
GNU Aspell contains an integer truncation vulnerability in the WritableDict::add() function in modules/speller/default/writable.cpp. When loading a personal wordlist, the word length is stored as a single byte, causing truncation for words whose length is a multiple of 256. This leads to heap corruption. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to run aspell with a crafted personal wordlist containing such a word, resulting in denial of service.



This issue was fixed in commit 782ce94e4dc71eaec4ee1bd945eb3b9c47c5387d which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 1.8 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Description GNU Aspell contains an integer truncation vulnerability in the WritableDict::add() function in modules/speller/default/writable.cpp. When loading a personal wordlist, the word length is stored as a single byte, causing truncation for words whose length is a multiple of 256. This leads to heap corruption. An attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to run aspell with a crafted personal wordlist containing such a word, resulting in denial of service. This issue was fixed in commit 782ce94e4dc71eaec4ee1bd945eb3b9c47c5387d which will be released in version 0.60.8.3.
Title Integer Truncation Leading to Heap Corruption in GNU Aspell
First Time appeared Gnu
Gnu aspell
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:gnu:aspell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Gnu
Gnu aspell
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T10:57:59.621Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T10:13:29.246Z

Link: CVE-2026-75820

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T11:17:30.020

Modified: 2026-10-06T11:17:30.020

Link: CVE-2026-75820

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