# CVE-2023-49287: Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.6
- Published: 2023-12-04 · Updated: 2025-05-29

## Affected

- cxong tinydir: fixed in 1.2.6

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cxong tinydir, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.6) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/cxong/tinydir/security/advisories/GHSA-jf5r-wgf4-qhxf
- https://github.com/cxong/tinydir/releases/tag/1.2.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/04/1
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176060/TinyDir-1.2.5-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/14

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