Midnight Commander creates insecure files
| midnight-commander-insecure-files (16020) |  High Risk |
Description:
Midnight Commander (mc) creates insecure files and directories. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite files on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
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.
References:
- GLSA 200405-21: Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities.
- Midnight Commander Web site: GNU Midnight Commander File Manager.
- BID-10242: Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-0231: Multiple vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0, with unknown impact, related to Insecure temporary file and directory creations.
- 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
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 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 2.1
- Novell SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Linux 9.0
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- 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 Firewall
- SuSE SuSE Linux Office Server
Reported:
Apr 30, 2004
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