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Medium
CVE-2000-1109
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process...
Vulnerability Description
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
midnight commander
View all reports →Affected Software
midnight commander
Vulnerable Versions:
4.5.40, 4.5.41, 4.5.42, 4.5.43, 4.5.44, 4.5.45, 4.5.46, 4.5.47, 4.5.48, 4.5.49, 4.5.50, 4.5.51
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 7th, 2001
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.