Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | New mc packages fix several vulnerabilities |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | DSA-497 | First vendor Publication | 2004-04-29 |
| Vendor | Debian | Last vendor Modification | 2004-04-29 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | 1 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 10 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 10 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Jacub Jelinek discovered several vulnerabilities in the Midnight Commander, a powerful file manager for GNU/Linux systems. The problems were classified as follows: CAN-2004-0226 Buffer overflows CAN-2004-0231 Insecure temporary file and directory creations CAN-2004-0232 Format string problems For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.5.55-1.2woody3. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your mc packages. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-497 |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-21 (MC) File : nvt/glsa_200405_21.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: mc File : nvt/freebsd_mc0.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 497-1 (mc) File : nvt/deb_497_1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 698-1 (mc) File : nvt/deb_698_1.nasl |
| 0000-00-00 | Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2004-136-01 mc File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2004_136_01.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 5722 | Midnight Commander Unspecified Buffer Overflows Midnight Commander contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is due to multiple non-descript overflows. No further details have been provided. |
| 5721 | Midnight Commander Insecure Temporary File Creation GNU Midnight Commander contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered due to insecure temporary file and directory creations. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity. No further details are available. |
| 5720 | Midnight Commander Unspecified Format String GNU Midnight Commander contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when the program fails to validate input of non-descript format strings. No further details have been provided. This flaw may lead to a loss of integrity and/or availability. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-04-23 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_0c6f3fde9c5111d893660020ed76ef5a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-07-13 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2004-136-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-03-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-698.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-09-29 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-497.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-08-30 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200405-21.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-31 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2004-039.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-25 | Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch File : suse_SA_2004_012.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-23 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2004-112.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2004-07-06 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2004-172.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-02-17 11:33:16 |
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