CVE-2012-4463

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.1
Exploit probability79. percentile1.9%
ProductMidnight-commander Midnight Commander
PublishedOct 10, 2012
First seenOct 10, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
midnight-commander midnight_commander4.8.5—

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