FKIE_CVE-2000-1109

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-01-09 05:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.40
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.41
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.42
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.43
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.44
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.45
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.46
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.47
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.48
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.49
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.50
midnight_commander midnight_commander 4.5.51
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