CVE-2023-49287

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

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Published Dec 4, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

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 Products

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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Tracking

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.869% probability within 30 days)

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

May 29, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Cxong Tinydir

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 29, 2025, 1:54 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Dec 4, 2023, 5:29 AM
Updated: May 29, 2025, 1:54 PM
Reserved: Nov 24, 2023, 4:45 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:53 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:53 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 4, 2023, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:35 AM

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