Midnight Commander 4.x symlink

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Midnight Commander 4.x. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0480. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Midnight Commander 4.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Local attackers can conduct a denial of service in Midnight Commander 4.x with a symlink attack.

The weakness was presented 04/01/1999. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0480. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Symlink
CWE: CWE-61 / CWE-59
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/01/1999 🔍
04/01/1999 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +5559 days 🔍
04/19/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0480 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14588

Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 23:15
Updated: 04/19/2026 00:42
Changes: 06/20/2014 23:15 (34), 04/04/2019 12:36 (9), 04/19/2026 00:42 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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