VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0226
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 3.94%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.94%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.94% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- midnight commander/midnight commander · sgi/propack · gentoo/linux · slackware/slackware linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-21.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-497
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:039
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_12_mc.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-172.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16016
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-21.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-497
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:039
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_12_mc.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-172.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16016
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.