CVE-2005-0763 Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

MediumCVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.47%

Published: 2005-03-29 08:00
Updated: 2026-10-23 06:47
Exploit status: No public exploit known

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Description

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
midnight commander	<= 4.5.55	No fix listed
debian/mc(Debian:12)	< 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1	1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1
debian/mc(Debian:13)	< 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1	1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1
debian/mc(Debian:14)	< 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1	1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1

References

DSA-698 patch vendor-advisory
RHSA-2005:512 vendor-advisory
Debian Security Tracker CVE-2005-0763 vendor-advisory

CVSS v2.0

4.6 Medium

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: Local
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 0.47% (percentile 41.5)
CWE: Not classified

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.