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CVE-2012-4463
CVE-2012-4463
REJECTED
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.
EPSS 0.64% · 70.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.64%
70.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | mc | 0, *, 3:4.8.10-4 |
Exploit Intelligence
- [oss-security] 20121003 Re: CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple files (circl)
- https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913 (circl)
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20121003 CVE Request (minor) -- mc: Improper sanitization of MC_EXT_SELECTED variable when viewing multiple files (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813 (circl)
- 55777 (circl)
- midnight-commander-code-exec(79033) (circl)
Timeline
- Oct 10, 2012 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 31, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4463 third-party-advisory
- https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4463 third-party-advisory