Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.40 (including) | 4.5.40 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.41 (including) | 4.5.41 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.42 (including) | 4.5.42 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.43 (including) | 4.5.43 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.44 (including) | 4.5.44 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.45 (including) | 4.5.45 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.46 (including) | 4.5.46 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.47 (including) | 4.5.47 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.48 (including) | 4.5.48 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.49 (including) | 4.5.49 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.50 (including) | 4.5.50 (including) |
| Midnight_commander | Midnight_commander | 4.5.51 (including) | 4.5.51 (including) |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0373.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-036
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_011_mc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2016
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5929