CVE-2000-1108
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2000-1108 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2001-01-09 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2017-10-10 01:29:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Midnight Commander | Midnight Commander | 4.5.42 | All | All | All |
| Application | Midnight Commander | Midnight Commander | 4.5.42 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neohapsis Archives - Bugtraq - Problems with cons.saver - From [email protected] | BUGTRAQ | archives.neohapsis.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | XF | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Midnight Commander cons.saver Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Debian GNU/Linux -- Security Information -- mc | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| MDKSA-2000:078 | MANDRAKE | www.linux-mandrake.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.