CVE-2001-1429

CVE-2001-1429 concerns a buffer overflow in mcedit of Midnight Commander (notably around 4.5.1) that locally could cause a denial of service and potentially allow arbitrary code execution via a crafted text file. Connected data references Midnight Commander 4.x with a DOS via a symlink attack, bu...

Buffer-overflow vulnerability in Midnight Commander

Overview The mcedit component of some versions of Midnight Commander contains a buffer-overflow vulnerability. Description Midnight Commander is a file manager for open source operating systems, distributed under the GNU General Public License GPL. In version 4.5.1 of Midnight Commander, the mced...

CVE-2001-1429

Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service segmentation fault and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file...