Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-34647.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-34647
Upstream
Published
2022-12-20T19:15:25Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:12:38.522640Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2022-4515 affecting package ctags for versions less than 6.1.0-1
Details

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

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / ctags

Package

Name
ctags
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/ctags

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1.0-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-34647.json"