OSV-2021-808 Global-buffer-overflow in DoEmbedded2

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A global buffer overflow in the speech synthesis library allows attackers to cause crashes or potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is OSV-2021-808?

OSV-2021-808 is a memory corruption vulnerability in espeak-ng, published on 28 May 2021.

Official description

OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=34718

Crash type: Global-buffer-overflow READ 4
Crash state:
DoEmbedded2
CalcLengths
SpeakNextClause

Which versions are affected by OSV-2021-808?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including espeak-ng.

PackageAffectedFixed in
espeak-ng OSS-FuzzAll versionsNone

How do I fix OSV-2021-808?

No fix has been published for OSV-2021-808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is OSV-2021-808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of OSV-2021-808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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