VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0956
speechd 0.54 and earlier, with the Festival or rsynth speech synthesis package, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
speechd 0.54 and earlier, with the Festival or rsynth speech synthesis package, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.58% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- speechio/speechd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0089.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3326Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.speechio.org/speechd.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7121
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0089.htmlExploit, Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3326Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.speechio.org/speechd.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7121
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.