Midnight Commander format string attack
| midnightcommander-format-string (18902) |  High Risk |
Description:
Midnight Commander (mc) is vulnerable to a format string attack. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to possibly cause the program to crash or execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Reportedly, this has been fixed in the CVS repository.
For Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody):
Upgrade to the latest version of mc (4.5.55-1.2woody5 or later), as listed in DSA-639-1. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2005:217-10 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2005-02-24 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- GNU Midnight Commander Web site: GNU Midnight Commander.
- BID-12263: Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1004: Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allow remote attackers to have an unknown impact.
- DSA-639: mc -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200502-24: Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-217: mc security update
- SUSE-SR:2005:003: SUSE Security Summary Report
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 3.0
- Gentoo Linux
- GNOME Midnight Commander 4.x
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
- RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 7 Workstation
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 8 Workstation
Reported:
Jan 14, 2005
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