CVE-2016-10194 festivaltts4r allows arbitrary command execution
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the festivaltts4r Ruby gem's speech methods.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-10194?
CVE-2016-10194 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The festivaltts4r gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a string to the (1) to_speech or (2) to_mp3 method in lib/festivaltts4r/festival4r.rb.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10194?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including festivaltts4r. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
festivaltts4r RubyGems | All versions to 0.2.0 | None |
festivaltts4r RubyGems | All versions to 0.2.0 | None |
Products include Festivaltts4r Project Festivaltts4r.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-10194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f7f4-5w9j-23p2.