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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: espeak-ng (CVE-2023-49992)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 295376

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of espeak-ng installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-49992 advisory.

 - Espeak-ng 1.52-dev was discovered to contain a Stack Buffer Overflow via the function RemoveEnding at dictionary.c. (CVE-2023-49992)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49992

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 295376

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2023-49992.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-49992

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:espeak-ng, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:espeak-ng-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:espeak-ng-vim, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:espeak-ng-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-49992