CVE-2012-4463
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.1
Description
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3:4.8.8-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3:4.8.8-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3:4.8.8-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3:4.8.8-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3:4.8.8-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| midnight-commander | midnight_commander | 4.8.5 | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55777
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79033
- https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4463
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.