CVE - CVE-2022-4515

CVE-ID
CVE-2022-4515	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:[debian-lts-announce] 20221231 [SECURITY] [DLA 3254-1] exuberant-ctags security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00040.html MISC:https://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/HEAD/tree/tags/ctags-5.8/sort.c#l56 URL:https://sourceforge.net/p/ctags/code/HEAD/tree/tags/ctags-5.8/sort.c#l56
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20221215	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20221215)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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