Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

BID:12263

Info

Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 12263
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2004-1004
CVE-2004-1005
CVE-2004-1009
CVE-2004-1090
CVE-2004-1091
CVE-2004-1092
CVE-2004-1093
CVE-2004-1174
CVE-2004-1175
CVE-2004-1176
Remote: No
Local: No
Published: Jan 14 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 09:27AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Andrew V. Samoilov.
Vulnerable: Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE Linux 8.0 i386
SuSE Linux 8.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.2
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.1
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1 IA64
Redhat Advanced Workstation for the Itanium Processor 2.1
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.6
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.0
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.3
+ OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 3
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
 + Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
 + Redhat Fedora Core1
 + Redhat Linux 9.0 i386
 + S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.55
+ Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
 + Debian Linux 3.0 mips
 + Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
 + Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
 + Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
 + Debian Linux 3.0 arm
 + Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
 + Debian Linux 3.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2 amd64
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.2
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
 + Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ SuSE Linux 8.1
+ SuSE Linux 8.0
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.54
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Server 7.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 8.0
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Workstation 7.0
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.52
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.51
+ SCO OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
+ SCO OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.50
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.49
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.48
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.47
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.46
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.45
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.44
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.43
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.42
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.41
Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.40
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 3.0 sparc
Debian Linux 3.0 s/390
Debian Linux 3.0 ppc
Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 3.0 mips
Debian Linux 3.0 m68k
Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 3.0 hppa
Debian Linux 3.0 arm
Debian Linux 3.0 alpha
Debian Linux 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

It has been reported that Midnight Commander is prone to multiple, unspecified vulnerabilities. These issues are due to various design and boundary condition errors.

These issues could be leveraged by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system, which may facilitate unauthorized access. It is also possible for an attacker to carry out symbolic link attacks against an affected system, potentially facilitating a system wide denial of service.

Exploit / POC

Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

Solution / Fix

Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Red Hat has released advisory RHSA-2005:512-08 and fixes to address this issue on Red Hat Linux Enterprise platforms. Customers who are affected by this issue are advised to apply the appropriate updates. Customers subscribed to the Red Hat Network may apply the appropriate fixes using the Red Hat Update Agent (up2date). Please see referenced advisory for additional information.

Turbolinux has released a security announcement (TLSA- 24022005) and fixes to address these vulnerabilities. Customers are advised to peruse the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

Gentoo has released an advisory (GLSA 200502-24) and an updated eBuild to address these issues. This update can be installed by issuing the following sequence of commands as a superuser:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r13"

Debian has released advisory DSA 639-1 dealing with these issues. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

SuSE Linux has released a security summary report (SUSE-SR:2005:003) that contains fixes to address this and other vulnerabilities. Customers are advised to peruse the referenced advisory for further information regarding obtaining and applying appropriate updates.

RedHat Linux has released advisory RHSA-2005:217-10 to address these issues for RedHat Enterprise Linux operating systems. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.


Debian Linux 3.0 s/390

Debian Linux 3.0 alpha

Debian Linux 3.0 mips

Debian Linux 3.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 3.0 m68k

Debian Linux 3.0 hppa

Debian Linux 3.0 arm

Debian Linux 3.0 sparc

Debian Linux 3.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 3.0 ppc

Debian Linux 3.0 ia-32

Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.54

Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.55

Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.6

References

Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities

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