CVE-2023-49993

Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Buffer Overflow via the function ReadClause at readclause.c.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues/1826	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PZEBWPNKPAYJMIM3AS2RP3FL6FX3HS4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5WW6RKHRWLEMCKCQ6UZCXWC5J7UWMUQ/
https://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues/1826	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00050.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PZEBWPNKPAYJMIM3AS2RP3FL6FX3HS4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5WW6RKHRWLEMCKCQ6UZCXWC5J7UWMUQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PZEBWPNKPAYJMIM3AS2RP3FL6FX3HS4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5WW6RKHRWLEMCKCQ6UZCXWC5J7UWMUQ/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:espeak-ng:espeak-ng:1.52:dev:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2023-12-12 14:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2023-49993

Mitre link : CVE-2023-49993

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-49993

JSON object : View

Products Affected

espeak-ng

espeak-ng

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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