ID CVE-2000-1108
Summary cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.6 (as of 10-10-2017 - 01:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
PARTIAL PARTIAL PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
refmap via4
bid 1945
bugtraq 20001113 Problems with cons.saver
debian 20001125 mc: local DoS
mandrake MDKSA-2000:078
xf midnight-commander-conssaver-symlink(5519)
Last major update 10-10-2017 - 01:29
Published 09-01-2001 - 05:00
Last modified 10-10-2017 - 01:29
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