Midnight Commander denial of service
| midnight-commander-dos (18903) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Midnight Commander is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could cause Midnight Commander to enter into an infinite loop.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.0
- 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
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 other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2005:512-08 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- GNU Midnight Commander Web site, GNU Midnight Commander at http://www.ibiblio.org/mc/.
- BID-12263: Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2004-1009: Midnight commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown attack vectors.
- DSA-639: mc -- several vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2005-512: mc security update
- SUSE-SR:2005:003: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Jan 14, 2005
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