GNU Midnight Commander up to 4.5.55 sqllog memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GNU Midnight Commander up to 4.5.55. This vulnerability affects the function sqllog. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-0226. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in GNU Midnight Commander up to 4.5.55. This issue affects the function sqllog. 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:

Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 04/30/2004. The weakness was released 04/30/2004 by Jacub Jelinek (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0226 since 03/17/2004. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. 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 14138 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mc (MDKSA-2004:039)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ibiblio.org. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16021), Tenable (14138), SecurityFocus (BID 10242†), OSVDB (5720†) and Secunia (SA11502†). securityfocus.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-642, VDB-22115 and VDB-22116. 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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Nessus ID: 14138
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mc (MDKSA-2004:039)
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OpenVAS ID: 53187
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 497-1 (mc)
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Patch: ibiblio.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Jacub Jelinek
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-641
X-Force: 16021 - Midnight Commander format string, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10242 - Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11502 - Midnight Commander Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 5720 - Midnight Commander Unspecified Format String
Vulnerability Center: 8632 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in Midnight Commander < 4.6.0, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/03/2004 18:02
Updated: 06/28/2019 11:29
Changes: 05/03/2004 18:02 (91), 06/28/2019 11:29 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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