CVE-2000-1109

Published May 7, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2000-1094 Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 8, 2024, 5:45 AM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2000, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 9, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 9:53 PM