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Pufferüberlauf in mc
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200403-09 |
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Gentoo |
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Do, 1. April 2004, 13:00 |
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Midnight Commander |
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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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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