Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-0480 (CCN-3505)

Assigned:1999-04-01
Published:1999-04-01
Updated:2022-08-17
Summary:Local attackers can conduct a denial of service in Midnight Commander 4.x with a symlink attack.
CVSS v3 Severity:4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 15 Apr 1999 21:06:42 +0200
Large size file and Midnight/bug in crontab with this file

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0480

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5920
Midnight Commander Symbolic Link DoS

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
midnight-commander-symlink-dos(3505)

Source: MISC
Type: UNKNOWN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0480

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    midnight_commander midnight commander 4