Gentoo alert: Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander

Posted by dave on Mar 31, 2004 3:06 AM EDT
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A remotely-exploitable buffer overflow in Midnight Commander allows arbitrary code to be run on a user's computer



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Severity: High Title: Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander Date: March 29, 2004 Bugs: #45957 ID: 200403-09

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Synopsis ========

A remotely-exploitable buffer overflow in Midnight Commander allows arbitrary code to be run on a user's computer

Background ==========

Midnight Commander is a visual file manager.

Affected packages =================

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- app-misc/mc <= 4.6.0-r4 >= 4.6.0-r5

Description ===========

A stack-based buffer overflow has been found in Midnight Commander's virtual filesystem.

Impact ======

This overflow allows an attacker to run arbitrary code on the user's computer during the symlink conversion process.

Workaround ==========

While a workaround is not currently known for this issue, all users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Resolution ==========

All users should upgrade to the current version of the affected package:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r5" # emerge ">=app-misc/mc-4.6.0-r5"

References ==========

[ 1 ] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-1023

Concerns? =========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to [e-mail:security@gentoo.org] or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.

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