CVE-2023-49287 (GCVE-0-2023-49287)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-04 05:29 – Updated: 2025-05-29 13:54
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
  • CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
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cxong tinydir Affected: < 1.2.6
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