VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2003-1023
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.14% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- midnight commander/midnight commander
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10645
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10716
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10772
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10823
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11219
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11262
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11268
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11296
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9833
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.