Description
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.
Published: 2012-10-10
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4392 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.
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Midnight-commander Midnight Commander
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.816Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4463

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-10T18:55:04.970

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4463

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2012-09-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-4463 - Bugzilla

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