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CVE-2023-49287

31
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cxong:tinydir:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.7HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.85%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0185 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/176060/TinyDir-1.2.5-Buffer-Overflow.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/14
github.com / cxong/tinydir/releases/tag/1.2.6
Release Notes
github.com / cxong/tinydir/security/advisories/GHSA-jf5r-wgf4-qhxf
ExploitVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2023/12/04/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory