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    1 vulnerability by exuberant_ctags_project

    CVE-2022-4515 (GCVE-0-2022-4515)

    Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-14 18:14
    VLAI
    Summary
    A flaw was found in Exuberant Ctags in the way it handles the "-o" option. This option specifies the tag filename. A crafted tag filename specified in the command line or in the configuration file results in arbitrary command execution because the externalSortTags() in sort.c calls the system(3) function in an unsafe way.
    Severity
    7.8 (High)
    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    SSVC
    Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
    CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
    CWE
    Assigner
    References
    Impacted products
    Vendor Product Version
    n/a Exuberant Ctags Affected: All versions are affected
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