ID CVE-2003-1023
Summary 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.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.5 (as of 11-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2007-04-25T19:52:56.376-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Jay Beale
    organization Bastille Linux
  • name Matt Busby
    organization The MITRE Corporation
  • name Thomas R. Jones
    organization Maitreya Security
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.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:822
status accepted
submitted 2004-03-21T12:00:00.000-04:00
title Midnight Commander vfs_s_resolve_symlink BO
version 36
redhat via4
advisories
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2004:034
  • rhsa
    id RHSA-2004:035
refmap via4
bid 8658
bugtraq
  • 20030919 uninitialized buffer in midnight commander
  • 20040405 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.009] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mc)
caldera CSSA-2004-014.0
conectiva CLA-2004:833
debian DSA-424
fedora
  • FEDORA-2004-058
  • FLSA:1224
gentoo GLSA-200403-09
mandrake MDKSA-2004:007
secunia
  • 10645
  • 10685
  • 10716
  • 10772
  • 10823
  • 11219
  • 11262
  • 11268
  • 11296
  • 9833
sgi
  • 20040201-01-U
  • 20040202-01-U
xf midnight-commander-vfssresolvesymlink-bo(13247)
Last major update 11-10-2017 - 01:29
Published 20-01-2004 - 05:00
Last modified 11-10-2017 - 01:29
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