Midnight Commander up to 4.5.55 extfs.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Midnight Commander up to 4.5.55. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file extfs.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2004-1176. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Midnight Commander up to 4.5.55. This issue affects an unknown function of the file extfs.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer underflow in extfs.c in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 01/14/2005. The weakness was published 04/14/2005 by Andrew (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1176 since 12/13/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is 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 (18911), Tenable (16165), SecurityFocus (BID 12263†), OSVDB (12911†) and Secunia (SA13859†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1124, VDB-24184, VDB-24183 and VDB-24182. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Researcher: Andrew
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-1176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24185
X-Force: 18911
SecurityFocus: 12263 - Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13859 - Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 12911 - CVE-2004-1176 - Midnight Commander - Buffer Underflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1012903
Vulnerability Center: 14438 - Midnight Commander Extf.C Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/15/2019 18:28
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (75), 07/15/2019 18:28 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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