Midnight Commander allows local elevation of privileges
| midnight-commander-local-privileges (16016) |  High Risk |
Description:
Midnight Commander (mc) could allow a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- GNOME, Midnight Commander 4.x
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 10.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.1 PPC
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 9.2 AMD64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1 X86_64
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat, Linux 9.0
- RedHat, Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE, SuSE eMail Server 3.1
- SuSE, SuSE eMail Server III
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 8.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Database Server
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Firewall
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Office Server
Remedy:
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest mc package (4.5.55-1.2woody3 or later), as listed in DSA-497-1. See References.
For Mandrake Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mc package, as listed below. Refer to MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2004:039 : mc for more information. See References.
Mandrake Linux 9.1: 4.6.0-4.2.91mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 9.2: 4.6.0-4.2.92mdk or later
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1: 4.6.0-4.2.C21mdk or later
Mandrake Linux 10.0: 4.6.0-6.1.100mdk or later
For Red Hat Linux 9:
Upgrade to the latest mc package (4.6.0-14.9 or later), as listed in RHSA-2004:173-05. See References.
For SuSE Linux:
Upgrade to the latest mc package, as listed below. Refer to SuSE Security Announcement SuSE-SA:2004:012 for more information. See References.
SuSE Linux 9.0 and 8.2 (Intel i386): 4.6.0-327 or later
SuSE Linux 8.1 and 8.0: 4.5.55-758 or later
For Gentoo Linux:
Upgrade to the latest version of mc (4.6.0-r7 or later), as listed in GLSA 200405-21. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- GLSA 200405-21, Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/106110/104/.
- Midnight Commander Web site, GNU Midnight Commander File Manager at http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/.
- BID-10242: Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- 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.
- DSA-497: mc -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200405-21: Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2004:039: Updated mc packages fix vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2004-172: mc security update
- RHSA-2004-173: Updated mc packages resolve several vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2004:012: mc: local privilege escalation
Reported:
Apr 30, 2004
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