CVE-2023-49993

2023-12-1221:55:02

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cve-2023-49993

flaw

local attacker

specially crafted payload

buffer overflow

application crash

arbitrary code execution

mitigation

red hat

product security

ease of use

deployment

applicability

stability

5.3 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

17.2%

JSON

A flaw was found in the espeak-ng package. A local attacker can use a specially crafted payload to trigger a buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or allow for arbitrary code execution.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.