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Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2023-49287Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow in tinydir from cxong. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.9% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.9%top 20.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

TinyDir is a lightweight C directory and file reader. Buffer overflows in the `tinydir_file_open()` function. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.2.6.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12falcosecurity-libsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287
Debian:13falcosecurity-libs0.14.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287
Debian:14falcosecurity-libs0.14.1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287
Debian:12gemmino fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287
Debian:13gemmi0.6.4+ds-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287
Debian:14gemmi0.6.4+ds-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSfalcosecurity-libsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:25.10falcosecurity-libsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSfalcosecurity-libsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:26.10falcosecurity-libsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSgemmino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSgemmino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:25.10gemmino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSgemmino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
Ubuntu:26.10gemmino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
cxong tinydir < 1.2.6

Weakness: CWE-120, CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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