CVE-2023-49993

Summary

CVE-2023-49993 is a newly identified buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Espeak-ng 1.52-dev text-to-speech software. The issue resides in the ReadClause function at readclause.c, where a buffer can be overflowed if maliciously crafted input is received. An attacker who successfully exploits this weakness can potentially execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Users are advised to update to a patched version as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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