Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Stack Buffer Underflow via the function CountVowelPosition at synthdata.c.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2632-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2023-49990: Fixed buffer overflow in SetUpPhonemeTable function at synthdata.c (bsc#1218010)
    - CVE-2023-49991: Fixed stack-buffer-underflow exists in the function CountVowelPosition in synthdata.c     (bsc#1218006)
    - CVE-2023-49992: Fixed stack-buffer-overflow exists in the function RemoveEnding in dictionary.c     (bsc#1218007)
    - CVE-2023-49993: Fixed buffer overflow in ReadClause function at readclause.c (bsc#1218008)
    - CVE-2023-49994: Fixed floating point exception in PeaksToHarmspect at wavegen.c (bsc#1218009)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6858-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that eSpeak NG did not properly manage memory under certain circumstances. An attacker     could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-49990,     CVE-2023-49991, CVE-2023-49992, CVE-2023-49993, CVE-2023-49994)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - espeak-ng: buffer overflow in ReadClause function at readclause.c (CVE-2023-49993)

  - Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a buffer-overflow via the function SetUpPhonemeTable at     synthdata.c. (CVE-2023-49990)

  - Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Stack Buffer Underflow via the function CountVowelPosition     at synthdata.c. (CVE-2023-49991)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - espeak-ng: buffer overflow in ReadClause function at readclause.c (CVE-2023-49993)

  - Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a buffer-overflow via the function SetUpPhonemeTable at     synthdata.c. (CVE-2023-49990)

  - Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Stack Buffer Underflow via the function CountVowelPosition     at synthdata.c. (CVE-2023-49991)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-698737a3c5 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2023-49990, CVE-2023-49991, CVE-2023-49992, CVE-2023-49993, CVE-2023-49994.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-5661c87b25 advisory.

    Security fix for CVE-2023-49990, CVE-2023-49991, CVE-2023-49992, CVE-2023-49993, CVE-2023-49994.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
204897	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : espeak-ng (SUSE-SU-2024:2632-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
201188	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 23.10 : eSpeak NG vulnerabilities (USN-6858-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
199797	RHEL 8 : espeak-ng (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
199680	RHEL 9 : espeak-ng (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
196041	RHEL 8 : espeak-ng (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
196024	RHEL 9 : espeak-ng (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
189219	Fedora 38 : espeak-ng (2024-698737a3c5)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
187848	Fedora 39 : espeak-ng (2024-5661c87b25)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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