Midnight Commander has world readable directory and files
| midnight-commander-data-disclosure (9873) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Midnight Commander (mc) could allow a local attacker to view files in the $HOME/.mc/ directory, which includes history files. Because the mc tool stores plaintext usernames and passwords in the history file, a local attacker could use this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest release of Midnight Commander, or at least to version 4.5.51, based on when the recording of passwords was disabled. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-08-01 19:39:39: midnight commander vulnerability(?) (fwd).
- BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-08-25 6:02:04: Re: midnight commander vulnerability(?).
- CVE-1999-1337: FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited sites in plaintext in the world-readable history file, which allows other local users to gain privileges.
- OSVDB ID: 5921: Midnight Commander Cleartext Password Storage
Platforms Affected:
- GNOME Midnight Commander 4.5.11
Reported:
Aug 01, 1999
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