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CVE-2012-4463

 

Severity Score

5.1
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Midnight Commander (mc) v4.8.5 no gestiona de forma adecuada las variables de entorno (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED o (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED cuando se seleccionan varios ficheros, lo que permite a atacantes remotos asistidos por los usuarios a ejecutar comandos a través de un nombre de fichero manipulado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-08-21 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-10-10 CVE Published
  • 2023-08-31 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Midnight-commander
Search vendor "Midnight-commander"
 Midnight Commander
Search vendor "Midnight-commander" for product "Midnight Commander"
 4.8.5
Search vendor "Midnight-commander" for product "Midnight Commander" and version "4.8.5"
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Affected