CVE-2012-4463

high

Description

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.

References

https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79033

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55777

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/4

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-10-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

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

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00638