midnight commander 3.0 fish.c privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in midnight commander 3.0. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file fish.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1175. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in midnight commander 3.0. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file fish.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

fish.c in midnight commander allows remote attackers execute arbitrary programs via "insecure filename quoting," possibly using shell metacharacters.

The bug was discovered 01/14/2005. The weakness was shared 04/14/2005 by Andrew (Website). The advisory is shared for download at debian.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-1175 since 12/13/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117920 (CentOS Security Update for MC (CESA-2005:512)).

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 (18906), Tenable (16165), SecurityFocus (BID 12263†), OSVDB (12910†) and Secunia (SA13863†). The entries VDB-1124, VDB-24606, VDB-24185 and VDB-24183 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Andrew
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1175 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1175
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24184
X-Force: 18906
SecurityFocus: 12263 - Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13863 - Debian update for mc, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 12910 - CVE-2004-1175 - Midnight Commander - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1012903
Vulnerability Center: 14436 - Midnight Commander Fish.C Remote Program Execution via Insecure Filename Quoting, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/15/2019 18:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (77), 07/15/2019 18:22 (7)
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