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GLSA-200405-21 : Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 14507

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200405-21 (Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Numerous security issues have been discovered in Midnight Commander, including several buffer overflow vulnerabilities, multiple vulnerabilities in the handling of temporary file and directory creation, and multiple format string vulnerabilities.
 Impact :

 The buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with permissions of the user running MC. The insecure creation of temporary files and directories could lead to a privilege escalation, including root privileges, for a local attacker.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to version 4.6.0-r7 or higher of Midnight Commander.

Solution

All Midnight Commander users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r7 # emerge '>=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r7'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200405-21

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 14507

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200405-21.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mc, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0226, CVE-2004-0231, CVE-2004-0232

GLSA: 200405-21