CVE-2003-1023

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    CVE-2003-1023

    Published: 20 Jan 2004Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc, ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/10645, http://secunia.com/advisories/10685, http://secunia.com/advisories/10716, http://secunia.com/advisories/10772, http://secunia.com/advisories/10823, http://secunia.com/advisories/11219, http://secunia.com/advisories/11262, http://secunia.com/advisories/11268, http://secunia.com/advisories/11296, http://secunia.com/advisories/9833, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml, http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658, ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt, http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html, http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833, http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2, http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High