VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2001-1429

Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.

CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: midnight commander/midnight commander
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203203US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10630
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203203US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10630

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.