GSD-2012-4463

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
Details
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.
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CVE-2012-4463
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