Unscored severity · published Jan 20, 2004
CVE-2003-1023
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to…
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CVSS
5.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.1% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MC
Midnight Commander · Midnight Commander
4.5.52; 4.5.55; 4.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1023
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1023
archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de
http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833
fedoranews.org
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
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