eBook-speaker 6.1.0 through 6.2.0 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in get_attributes() in src/common.c caused by an unbounded strcpy of an element's name attribute. Attackers can craft an EPUB or DAISY book with a name attribute of 511 or more characters to corrupt the stack and crash the reader when opened.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
book-readers eBook-speaker unaffected
Version Status Constraints
6.1.0 affected ≤ 6.2.0

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https://github.com/book-readers/ebook-speaker/blob/4a8f457a0fd65a96463c0fa9bd0612242c081dc8/src/common.c#L631-L632 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/book-readers/ebook-speaker/commit/23b5c86585d7e3c27c932b112f4e36858e70f210 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ebook-speaker-through-6.2.0-stack-based-buffer-overflow-via-element-name-attribute cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description eBook-speaker 6.1.0 through 6.2.0 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in get_attributes() in src/common.c caused by an unbounded strcpy of an element's name attribute. Attackers can craft an EPUB or DAISY book with a name attribute of 511 or more characters to corrupt the stack and crash the reader when opened.
Title eBook-speaker through 6.2.0 Stack-based Buffer Overflow via element name attribute
Weaknesses CWE-120
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T18:16:36.404Z

Reserved: 2026-11-05T17:58:49.658Z

Link: CVE-2026-123199

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-05T19:17:18.763

Modified: 2026-11-05T19:17:18.763

Link: CVE-2026-123199

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