CVE-2003-1023
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2003-1023 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2004-01-20 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Midnight Commander | Midnight Commander | 4.5.52 | All | All | All |
| Application | Midnight Commander | Midnight Commander | 4.5.55 | All | All | All |
| Application | Midnight Commander | Midnight Commander | 4.6 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patches.sgi.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - OpenLinux update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.caldera.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Fedora update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Conectiva update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| '[OpenPKG-SA-2004.009] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mc)' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | |
| Secunia - Advisories - OpenPKG update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| uninitialized buffer in midnight commander | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patches.sgi.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Home - Conectiva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | distro.conectiva.com.br | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Midnight Commander Virtual File System Symlink Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security.gentoo.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Secunia - Advisories - Mandrake update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat, Inc. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| FedoraNEWS.ORG | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | fedoranews.org | |
| Secunia - Advisories - Midnight Commander VFS symlink buffer overflow | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Advisories - Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-424-1 mc | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| 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.