CVE-2004-0548 — 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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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

Published Jun 11, 2004

7.2

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.92%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.92% 0.00919

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00919

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.92% (0.00919)	58.83th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.92% (0.00919)	55.42th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.18% (0.00184)	37.95th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00042)	0.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00042)	0.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.90% (0.01899)	77.41th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 5, 2023	1.90% (0.01899)	77.40th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.90% (0.01899)	75.40th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.90% (0.01899)	54.56th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (4)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108675120224531&w=2
mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-14.xml
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10497
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108675120224531&w=2		mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200406-14.xml		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2016-2867206.html		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10497		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 11, 2004

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jun 9, 2004

Link CVE-2004-0548

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2004-0548

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2004-0548