Midnight Commander 'MC_EXT_SELECTED' Variable Remote Security Vulnerability

BID:55777

Info

Midnight Commander 'MC_EXT_SELECTED' Variable Remote Security Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 55777
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-4463
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 03 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:13PM
Credit: Jan iankko Lieskovsky
Vulnerable: Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.8.5
+ 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
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Midnight Commander 'MC_EXT_SELECTED' Variable Remote Security Vulnerability

Midnight Commander is prone to a security vulnerability.

Successful exploits will allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the affected application.

Exploit / POC

Midnight Commander 'MC_EXT_SELECTED' Variable Remote Security Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Midnight Commander 'MC_EXT_SELECTED' Variable Remote Security Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

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