VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-1109
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the…
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- midnight commander/midnight commander
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.