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alsa-2023:2863

Vulnerability from osv_almalinux

Published

2023-05-16 00:00

Modified

2023-05-19 22:00

Summary

Moderate: ctags security update

Details

Ctags is a C programming language indexing and cross-reference tool.

Security Fix(es):

ctags: arbitrary command execution via a tag file with a crafted filename (CVE-2022-4515)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References

URL

Type

	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2863	ADVISORY
	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4515	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2153519	REPORT
	https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-2863.html	ADVISORY

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8",
        "name": "ctags"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
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        }
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    },
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        "ecosystem": "AlmaLinux:8",
        "name": "ctags-etags"
      },
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        }
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  ],
  "details": "Ctags is a C programming language indexing and cross-reference tool.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* ctags: arbitrary command execution via a tag file with a crafted filename (CVE-2022-4515)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.",
  "id": "ALSA-2023:2863",
  "modified": "2023-05-19T22:00:03Z",
  "published": "2023-05-16T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2863"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4515"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2153519"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
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    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "CVE-2022-4515"
  ],
  "summary": "Moderate: ctags security update"
}

CVE-2022-4515 (GCVE-0-2022-4515)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-14 18:14

Summary

A flaw was found in Exuberant Ctags in the way it handles the "-o" option. This option specifies the tag filename. A crafted tag filename specified in the command line or in the configuration file results in arbitrary command execution because the externalSortTags() in sort.c calls the system(3) function in an unsafe way.

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-78

Assigner

redhat

References

URL

Tags

	https://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/HEAD/tree/ta…
	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022…	mailing-list

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	Exuberant Ctags	Affected: All versions are affected

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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