CVE-2012-4463
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 10, 2012
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 21, 2012
Description
Midnight 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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20121003 Re: CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple filesmailing-list
- https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7
- [oss-security] 20121003 CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple filesmailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813
- 55777vdb-entry
- midnight-commander-code-exec(79033)vdb-entry
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