OSV-2022-882 Use-of-uninitialized-value in SfxEntry::test_condition

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An attacker can cause a denial of service via a use-of-uninitialized-value bug in the Hunspell library's affix expansion logic.

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Fix
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What is OSV-2022-882?

OSV-2022-882 is a vulnerability in hunspell, published on 11 Sep 2022.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=51218

Crash type: Use-of-uninitialized-value
Crash state:
SfxEntry::test_condition
SfxEntry::add
AffixMgr::expand_rootword

Which versions are affected by OSV-2022-882?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including hunspell.

PackageAffectedFixed in
hunspell OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2022-882?

No fix has been published for OSV-2022-882 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is OSV-2022-882 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2022-882 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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