The default configuration of Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) Festival 1.95…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-16Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) Festival 1.95 beta (aka 2.0 beta) on Gentoo Linux, SUSE Linux, and possibly other distributions, is run locally with elevated privileges without requiring authentication, which allows local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the local daemon on port 1314, a different vulnerability than CVE-2001-0956. NOTE: this issue is local in some environments, but remote on others.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05427 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:centre_for_speech_technology_research:gentoo_linux:festival_1.95_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | festival_1.95_beta | Vulnerable | Centre For Speech Technology Research |
| cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | SUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:centre_for_speech_technology_research:gentoo_linux:festival_1.95_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions festival_1.95_beta Vulnerable ·Centre For Speech Technology Research
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·SUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4074
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcxv-vj45-grr9
References
Sources
- CVE-2007-4074 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-4074 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcxv-vj45-grr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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