CVE-2004-1009

Description

Midnight commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown attack vectors.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.29% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18903	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/13863/	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-639	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-512.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1009?: CVE-2004-1009 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1009?: To fix CVE-2004-1009, 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-2004-1009 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1009 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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