GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb /tty/x11conn.c x_error_handler memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb. This affects the function x_error_handler of the file /tty/x11conn.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-45925. There is not any exploit available.
Details
A vulnerability was found in GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb and classified as critical. This issue affects the function x_error_handler of the file /tty/x11conn.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:
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function x_error_handler() at tty/x11conn.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem (an X operation silently fails).
The weakness was released 01/26/2024. The advisory is shared at midnight-commander.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-45925. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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- Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/
CPE 2.3
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Timeline
10/16/2023 🔍01/26/2024 🔍
01/26/2024 🔍
06/05/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: midnight-commander.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-45925 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45925
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252221
Entry
Created: 01/26/2024 19:58Updated: 06/05/2024 19:45
Changes: 01/26/2024 19:58 (37), 02/20/2024 02:07 (1), 06/05/2024 19:45 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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