CVE-2012-4463

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4463
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-10-10 18:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMidnight 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Midnight-commander Midnight Commander 4.8.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Bug 862813 – CVE-2012-4463 mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
436518 – (CVE-2012-4463) <app-misc/mc-4.8.7: arbitrary execution of programs due to unquoted environment variables (CVE-2012-4463) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
#2913 (CVE-2012-4463 mc-4.8.5: Does not sanitize MC_EXT_SELECTED variable properly) – Midnight Commander af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.midnight-commander.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Midnight Commander 'MC_EXT_SELECTED' Variable Remote Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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