CVE-2001-0956

speechd < 0.54 - Remote Code Execution via Shell Metacharacters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0956. PoCs published by Tyler Spivey.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in SpeechD by writing malicious commands to /dev/speech, which are executed with root privileges. The PoC demonstrates how a local user can exploit this flaw to achieve arbitrary command execution.

Description

speechd 0.54 and earlier, with the Festival or rsynth speech synthesis package, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Tyler Spivey · textlocalunix
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21108

This exploit leverages a command injection vulnerability in SpeechD by writing malicious commands to /dev/speech, which are executed with root privileges. The PoC demonstrates how a local user can exploit this flaw to achieve arbitrary command execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SpeechD (versions affected by CVE-2001-0956)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the system · Write permissions to /dev/speech
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Patch mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0089.html
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3326
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.speechio.org/speechd.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7121

Scores

EPSS 0.0158
EPSS Percentile 73.1%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
speechio/speechd < 0.54
Published Sep 11, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026