CVE-2000-1108

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...

CVE-2000-1108

CVE-2000-1108 affects Midnight Commander (mc) cons.saver for 4.x and earlier. Root cause: cons.saver does not properly verify if the output descriptor is a TTY and mishandles the argument as a TTY, allowing a local user to cause file corruption by abusing a symlink to the target file when mc is i...

CVE-2000-1108

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...