CVE-2022-4515
exuberant-ctags - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2022-4515
To remediate CVE-2022-4515, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:5.9~svn20110310-14+deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1:5.9~svn20110310-12+deb10u1 or later
Is CVE-2022-4515 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:5.9~svn20110310-14+deb11u1
- from 0, < 1:5.9~svn20110310-12+deb10u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |