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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2004-0547 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T00:24:25.709Z

Reserved: 2004-06-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2004-0548

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2004-08-06T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2004-0548

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