CVE-2004-0548 json
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the word-list-compress functionality in compress.c for Aspell allow local users to execute arbitra…
published 2004-06-11 22 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-0547
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the word-list-compress functionality in compress.c for Aspell allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a long entry in the wordlist that is not properly handled when using the (1) "c" compress option or (2) "d" decompress option.
Patch / fix
- aspell Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.50.5-3
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0548
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-669)
Exploit prediction
0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-669 Aspell (word-list-compress) - Command Line Stack Overflow local, 2004-12-01
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2004-0548
- NVD CVE-2004-0548
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