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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Midnight Commander up to 4.5.55. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allow remote attackers to have an unknown impact.
The bug was discovered 01/14/2005. The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2005 by Andrew (Website). The advisory is shared at redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2004-1004 since 11/02/2004. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16165 (Debian DSA-639-1 : mc - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18902) and Tenable (16165). The entries 1124, 24185, 24184 and 24183 are pretty similar.
Product
Name
Version
- 4.5.0
- 4.5.1
- 4.5.2
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.4
- 4.5.5
- 4.5.6
- 4.5.7
- 4.5.8
- 4.5.9
- 4.5.10
- 4.5.11
- 4.5.12
- 4.5.13
- 4.5.14
- 4.5.15
- 4.5.16
- 4.5.17
- 4.5.18
- 4.5.19
- 4.5.20
- 4.5.21
- 4.5.22
- 4.5.23
- 4.5.24
- 4.5.25
- 4.5.26
- 4.5.27
- 4.5.28
- 4.5.29
- 4.5.30
- 4.5.31
- 4.5.32
- 4.5.33
- 4.5.34
- 4.5.35
- 4.5.36
- 4.5.37
- 4.5.38
- 4.5.39
- 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
- 4.5.52
- 4.5.53
- 4.5.54
- 4.5.55
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16165
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-639-1 : mc - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53475
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 639-1 (mc)
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Timeline
11/02/2004 🔍01/14/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: redhat.comResearcher: Andrew
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-1004 (🔍)
X-Force: 18902
Vulnerability Center: 7238 - Multiple Format String Vulnerabilities in GNU Midnight Commander 4.*, High
SecurityFocus: 12263 - Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13859
OSVDB: 12902 - CVE-2004-1004 - Midnight Commander - Multiple Format String Issues
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 23:05Updated: 06/05/2019 22:32
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (67), 06/05/2019 22:32 (8)
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