Midnight Commander: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 200405-21 / MC
Release Date	May 26, 2004
Latest Revision	May 26, 2004: 01
Impact	high
Exploitable	local

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
app-misc/mc	<= 4.6.0-r6	>= 4.6.0-r7	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #49990

Synopsis

Multiple security issues have been discovered in Midnight Commander including several buffer overflows and string format vulnerabilities.

2. Impact Information

Background

Midnight Commander is a visual console file manager.

Description

Numerous security issues have been discovered in Midnight Commander, including several buffer overflow vulnerabilities, multiple vulnerabilities in the handling of temporary file and directory creation, and multiple format string vulnerabilities.

Impact

The buffer overflows and format string vulnerabilities may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with permissions of the user running MC. The insecure creation of temporary files and directories could lead to a privilege escalation, including root privileges, for a local attacker.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade to version 4.6.0-r7 or higher of Midnight Commander.

Resolution

All Midnight Commander users should upgrade to the latest stable version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

# emerge sync
# emerge -pv ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r7
# emerge ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r7"

4. References

Page updated May 26, 2004

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