Detections
Analytics

CVE-2001-1429

high

Description

Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10630

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/203203

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2001-11-12

Updated: 2026-06-16

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: 7.3

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00069