Buffer overflow in Espeak-Ng

CVE-2023-49990

Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a buffer-overflow via the function SetUpPhonemeTable at synthdata.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

  • Espeak-ng — versions 1.52
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-49990?
CVE-2023-49990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Espeak-Ng, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-49990?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-49990 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.