Out-of-bounds read in hunspell (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-16707 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
hunspell (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU29282
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16707
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the SuggestMgr::leftcommonsubstring() function in suggestmgr.cxx. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionshunspell (Alpine package): 1.6.2-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1839ebaf8cb2877211ea94226e7da84ca113eb21
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8d9741b8c528f0fceb3321dfaaa66f3746888f1f
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2628584d61371976d14af2abc36cbd48f9bb94a1
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=270ea23c9be20cfc1d3f8c0ecbaddf35ba238cbb
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=433facdd60c83bd55e06cb8f5be42c9d65e61f96
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
