CVE-2023-49287 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the tinydir_file_open() function in cxong tinydir, a lightweight C directory and file reader. This flaw, patched in version 1.2.6, allows for unauthenticated remote exploitation with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSS score of 9.8. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, with 11 mentions.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cxong:tinydir:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.