CVE-2023-49287 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2023-12-04

Score: 7.7 High

EPSS: 2.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

cxong

tinydir

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 1.2.6`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cxong:tinydir:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-53280	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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02487.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176060/TinyDir-1.2.5-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/14
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/04/1
https://github.com/cxong/tinydir/releases/tag/1.2.6
https://github.com/cxong/tinydir/security/advisories/GHSA-jf5r-wgf4-qhxf

History

Thu, 29 May 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Cxong Tinydir

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2023-12-04T05:29:10.673Z

Updated: 2025-05-29T13:54:57.520Z

Reserved: 2023-11-24T16:45:24.312Z

Link: CVE-2023-49287

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:53:44.975Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-12-04T06:15:07.173

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:33:11.477

Link: CVE-2023-49287

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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