CVE-2023-49991
Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Stack Buffer Underflow via the function CountVowelPosition at synthdata.c.
02 Description
Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Stack Buffer Underflow via the function CountVowelPosition at synthdata.c.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-12-12 00:00Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-04 18:20Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-12-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- ab1f3bfda92ffdc3899592839d3f78d9f953ec15d6fbe7abaf6e2f96484de5d3
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/espeak-ng/espeak-ng/issues/1825
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-5661c87b25https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5WW6RKHRWLEMCKCQ6UZCXWC5J7UWMUQ/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2024-698737a3c5https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PZEBWPNKPAYJMIM3AS2RP3FL6FX3HS4/
- lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00050.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2PZEBWPNKPAYJMIM3AS2RP3FL6FX3HS4/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z5WW6RKHRWLEMCKCQ6UZCXWC5J7UWMUQ/
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- espeak-ng Fixed in 1.51+dfsg-10+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- espeak-ng Fixed in 1.51+dfsg-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- espeak-ng Fixed in 1.51+dfsg-12
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- espeak-ng Fixed in 1.50+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- espeak-ng Fixed in 1.50+dfsg-10ubuntu0.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- espeak-ng Fixed in 1.49.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.