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CVE-2023-49287: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-12-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

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

• cxong tinydir: before 1.2.6 — fixed in 1.2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: cxong tinydir 1.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• 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
• 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

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