vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-5820-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-5820-1",
  "summary": "exuberant-ctags vulnerability",
  "details": "Lorenz Hipp discovered a flaw in exuberant-ctags handling of the tag \nfilename command-line argument. A crafted tag filename specified \nin the command line or in the configuration file could result in \narbitrary command execution.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4515"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2023-01-24T02:19:20Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:10Z",
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5820-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4515"
    }
  ]
}