CVE-2004-1175
fish.c in midnight commander allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via "insecure filename quoting," possibly using shell metacharacters.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
fish.c in midnight commander allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via "insecure filename quoting," possibly using shell metacharacters.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.63% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- midnight commander/midnight commander · debian/debian linux · gentoo/linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/linux advanced workstation · suse/suse linux · turbolinux/turbolinux server · turbolinux/turbolinux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13863/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012903
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-639Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-512.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18906
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13863/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012903
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-639Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-512.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18906
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.