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GLSA-200403-09 : Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander

high Nessus Plugin ID 14460

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200403-09 (Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander)

 A stack-based buffer overflow has been found in Midnight Commander's virtual filesystem.
 Impact :

 This overflow allows an attacker to run arbitrary code on the user's computer during the symlink conversion process.
 Workaround :

 While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

All users should upgrade to the current version of the affected package:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r5' # emerge '>=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r5'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200403-09

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14460

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200403-09.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mc, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-1023

GLSA: 200403-09