Vulnerability in Espeak-Ruby Project

CVE-2016-10193

The espeak-ruby gem before 1.0.3 for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a string to the speak, save, bytes or bytes_wav method in lib/espeak/speech.rb.

EPSS: 0.024 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10193?
CVE-2016-10193 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Espeak-Ruby Project, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-10193?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10193 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.