GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28: Festivaltts4r High Severity Vulnerability That Affects Vulnerability

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Advisory Summary

GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28 is a HIGH high severity vulnerability that affects vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Festivaltts4r libraries in the RubyGems ecosystem. The issue involves high severity vulnerability that affects festivaltts4r. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28 at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Festivaltts4r
Package Ecosystem RubyGems
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Festivaltts4r dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

festivaltts4r fixed: Latest secure release 
Upgrade festivaltts4r to Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for festivaltts4r

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28, inspect your project dependencies for Festivaltts4r:

inspect dependencies for festivaltts4r

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Festivaltts4r in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Festivaltts4r, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Withdrawn, accidental duplicate publish. The festivaltts4r gem for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a string to the (1) to_speech or (2) to_mp3 method in lib/festivaltts4r/festival4r.rb.

GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28 Affected Festivaltts4r Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
festivaltts4r
gem/festivaltts4r
RubyGems

References

NVD — GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10194
GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28?
GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28 is a security vulnerability in Festivaltts4r involving High severity vulnerability that affects festivaltts4r under General Security Weakness.
Which Festivaltts4r versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: festivaltts4r.
What version fixes GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is festivaltts4r affected?
Yes, festivaltts4r is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28?
GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check RubyGems dependencies for GHSA-9wv8-jgw4-4g28?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for festivaltts4r'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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