CVE-2000-1108

medium

Description

cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5519

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-078.php3

http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001125

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0192.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-01-09

Updated: 2017-10-10

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: Medium