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CVE-2023-49287

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

7.7 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.87%Up 1.8 points since Dec 4, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

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.

Record
CVE-2023-49287
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120, CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53280 7.7

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.

Record
EUVD-2023-53280
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.7

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.

Record
CVE-2023-49287
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120, CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.7

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

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.

Record
CVE-2023-49287
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-120, CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287 9.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-49287
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287 7.7

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49287
CVSS 3.1
7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
falcosecurity-libs
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.1.1dev+git20220316.e5c53d64-5.10.11.3+repack-10.11.3+repack-20.11.3+repack-30.11.3+repack-4
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0.11.3+repack-50.11.3+repack-60.14.1-10.14.1-20.14.1-30.14.1-3.1~exp10.14.1-40.14.1-50.14.1-5.10.15.1-10.15.1-20.15.1-30.15.1-40.18.1-10.18.1-20.20.0-10.20.0-20.20.0-30.20.0-40.20.0-4.10.23.2-10.23.2-20.23.2-30.23.2-40.23.2-50.23.2-60.23.2-6~exp1
 None known
falcosecurity-libs
Debian:13
 before 0.14.1-1
0.14.1-1
falcosecurity-libs
Debian:14
 before 0.14.1-1
0.14.1-1
gemmi
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.5.7+ds-20.5.8+ds-10.6.0+ds-10.6.1+ds-10.6.2+ds-1
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0.6.2+ds-20.6.2+ds-30.6.2+ds-40.6.2+ds-50.6.3+ds-10.6.4+ds-10.6.5+ds-10.6.5+ds-20.6.5+ds-30.7.1+ds-10.7.1+ds-1~exp10.7.1+ds-20.7.4+ds-10.7.4+ds-1~exp10.7.5+ds-1
 None known
gemmi
Debian:13
 before 0.6.4+ds-1
0.6.4+ds-1
gemmi
Debian:14
 before 0.6.4+ds-1
0.6.4+ds-1
gemmi
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.4.9+ds-10.5.0+ds-10.5.1+ds-10.5.2+ds-10.5.2+ds-1ubuntu1
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0.5.2+ds-2ubuntu10.5.2+ds-2ubuntu30.5.3+ds-1ubuntu10.5.3+ds-2
 None known
falcosecurity-libs
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.11.3+repack-6ubuntu10.11.3+repack-6ubuntu20.14.1-1ubuntu20.14.1-2ubuntu20.14.1-2ubuntu3
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0.14.1-3ubuntu10.14.1-5ubuntu10.14.1-5.1ubuntu30.14.1-5.1ubuntu40.15.1-1ubuntu30.15.1-2ubuntu10.15.1-2ubuntu1.10.15.1-2ubuntu1.20.15.1-2ubuntu1.3
 None known
gemmi
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.6.2+ds-50.6.3+ds-10.6.4+ds-10.6.4+ds-1build1
 None known
falcosecurity-libs
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.20.0-1ubuntu20.20.0-30.20.0-3ubuntu0.1
 None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
gemmi
Ubuntu:25.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.6.5+ds-3
 None known
falcosecurity-libs
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.20.0-4build10.20.0-4.1ubuntu10.23.2-2ubuntu10.23.2-5ubuntu1
 None known
gemmi
Ubuntu:26.10
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.7.4+ds-1build10.7.5+ds-1
 None known
falcosecurity-libs
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.20.0-30.20.0-40.20.0-4build10.20.0-4ubuntu0.1
 None known
gemmi
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.6.5+ds-30.7.1+ds-20.7.4+ds-10.7.4+ds-1build1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2023-49287 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Cxong Tinydir, published December 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in falcosecurity-libs 0.14.1-1.

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