CVE-2012-4463

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    CVE-2012-4463

    Published: 10 Oct 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/5, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55777, https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79033, https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High