Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-1108 (CCN-5519)

Assigned:2000-11-13
Published:2000-11-13
Updated:2017-10-10
Summary:cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20001113 Problems with cons.saver

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Nov 13 2000 - 11:52:03 CST
Problems with cons.saver

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-1108

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
20001125 mc: local DoS

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 20001125
mc -- local DoS

Source: MANDRAKE
Type: UNKNOWN
MDKSA-2000:078

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 1644
Midnight Commander cons.saver Arbitrary File Write

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
1945

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1945
Midnight Commander cons.saver Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: MandrakeSoft Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:078
mc

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
midnight-commander-conssaver-symlink(5519)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
midnight-commander-conssaver-symlink(5519)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    midnight_commander midnight commander 4.5.42