TI-2023-26923 Aliases CVE-2023-49287

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in tinydir

HIGH 81CWE-120Published 2023-12-04 · Updated 2025-05-29

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01869 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed tinydir (cxong): 1.2.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
cxong	tinydir	before 1.2.6	1.2.6	Patch available	CNA

tinydir Vendorcxong Affected before 1.2.6 Fixed in 1.2.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cxong:tinydir::::::::	before 1.2.6	Vulnerable	cxong

cpe:2.3:a:cxong:tinydir:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·cxong

Remediation

Fix · CNA tinydir (cxong) Fixed in 1.2.6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49287

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/04/1

Other 2

Sources

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