festival_server in Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) Festival, probably…
Priority LOW 30Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
festival_server in Centre for Speech Technology Research (CSTR) Festival, probably 2.0.95-beta and earlier, places a zero-length directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse shared library in the current working directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00322 25th 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.0.95 | Vulnerable | Cstr |
| cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.1 | Vulnerable | Cstr |
| cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.2 | Vulnerable | Cstr |
| cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4.3 | Vulnerable | Cstr |
| cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.95 | Vulnerable | Cstr |
| cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.96 | Vulnerable | Cstr |
- cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.0.95 Vulnerable ·Cstr
- cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·Cstr
- cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.2 Vulnerable ·Cstr
- cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.3 Vulnerable ·Cstr
- cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.95 Vulnerable ·Cstr
- cpe:2.3:a:cstr:festival:1.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.96 Vulnerable ·Cstr
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-3996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4c2-mfpm-hc2q
References
Sources
- CVE-2010-3996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-3996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4c2-mfpm-hc2q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2010-3996 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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