What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-49287?

CVE-2023-49287 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-49287?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-49287. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.9%.

Tinydir CVE-2023-49287

CRITICAL

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2023-12-04 security-advisories@github.com

Buffer Overflow Tinydir

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 04, 2023 - 06:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

TinyDir is a lightweight C directory and file reader. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. 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. Affected products include: Cxong Tinydir. Version information: version 1.2.6..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.