CVE-2004-0226

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.18% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_12_mc.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-21.xml	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16016	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:039	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-497	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-172.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0226?: CVE-2004-0226 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0226?: To fix CVE-2004-0226, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0226 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-0226 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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