SB2014022003 - Gentoo update for GNU Midnight Commander
Published: February 20, 2014 Updated: September 25, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014022003
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4463)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.