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CVE-2000-1108

cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY,

cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.00076
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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midnight commanderall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 1945www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD09 Jan 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0192.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001125PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-078.php3
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5519
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