CVE-2000-1108

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Published May 7, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-1093	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.439% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0192.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001125
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-078.php3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1945
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5519

History

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Subscriptions

Midnight Commander Midnight Commander

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:45 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 7, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:45 AM
Reserved: Dec 14, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:53 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 9, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:53 PM

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