{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-103658", "assignerOrgId": "98a01053-8a31-4f6d-9aa9-252be161adc6", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Anthropic", "dateReserved": "2026-10-01T08:19:42.892Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-12T21:24:48.600Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-12T22:12:10.457Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "GNU Aspell 0.60.8.2 (first vulnerable version is not known) contains a heap-based buffer overflow write (CWE-122) in its read-only dictionary loader. String::reserve() in common/string.hpp computes its capacity check with a signed int ((int)s + 1), so a requested size of 0x7FFFFFFF wraps negative and the backing buffer is never grown. ReadOnlyDict::load() in modules/speller/default/readonly_ws.cpp passes the unvalidated 32-bit size fields from a .rws dictionary header into this path, so a crafted .rws file with a valid endian marker (12345678) and an oversized length field (e.g. lang_name_size = 0x7FFFFFFF) causes attacker-controlled data to be written out of bounds past an undersized heap allocation. An attacker who induces a victim to load a malicious dictionary — for example via aspell dump master — can corrupt heap memory, resulting in denial of service and potentially code execution. Fixed in b830b6e and will be fixed in release 0.60.8.3." } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "GNU", "product": "Aspell", "packageURL": "pkg:github/GNUAspell/aspell", "versions": [ { "version": "0.60.8.2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "semver" } ] } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-122", "description": "CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow" } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://github.com/GNUAspell/aspell/security/advisories/GHSA-p35p-2mw5-fj5j" } ], "credits": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "finder", "value": "Anthropic, Claude" }, { "lang": "en", "type": "analyst", "value": "Ada Logics" } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L", "baseScore": 5.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM" } } ], "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "98a01053-8a31-4f6d-9aa9-252be161adc6", "shortName": "Anthropic", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-12T22:12:10.457Z" } } } }