CVE-2023-49991
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.3 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 12, 2023
Updated: Jan 19, 2024
CWE ID 787
Summary
CVE-2023-49991 is a newly identified stack buffer underflow vulnerability affecting Espeak-ng 1.52-dev. The flaw is located in the function CountVowelPosition within synthdata.c, which can be exploited by an attacker to cause a buffer to underflow, leading to potential memory corruption and code execution. This issue poses a serious security risk and requires an immediate update to mitigate the threat. Users are strongly advised to patch their systems as soon as possible to prevent potential attacks.
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Affected Products
- eSpeak NG