USN-5820-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5820-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5820-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5820-1
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Published
2023-01-24T02:19:20.628294Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:13Z
Summary
exuberant-ctags vulnerability
Details

Lorenz Hipp discovered a flaw in exuberant-ctags handling of the tag filename command-line argument. A crafted tag filename specified in the command line or in the configuration file could result in arbitrary command execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / exuberant-ctags

Package

Name
exuberant-ctags
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exuberant-ctags@1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.9~svn20110310-9
1:5.9~svn20110310-10
1:5.9~svn20110310-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "exuberant-ctags"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-4515"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / exuberant-ctags

Package

Name
exuberant-ctags
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exuberant-ctags@1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.9~svn20110310-11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.9~svn20110310-11ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "exuberant-ctags"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-4515"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / exuberant-ctags

Package

Name
exuberant-ctags
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exuberant-ctags@1:5.9~svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.9~svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.9~svn20110310-12

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.9~svn20110310-12ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "exuberant-ctags"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-4515"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / exuberant-ctags

Package

Name
exuberant-ctags
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/exuberant-ctags@1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.9~svn20110310-15
1:5.9~svn20110310-16
1:5.9~svn20110310-16build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.9~svn20110310-16ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "binary_name": "exuberant-ctags"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2022-4515"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}