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.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Book-readers
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Vendors & Products Book-readers
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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
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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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-123199

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Updated: 2026-11-06T16:35:41Z

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