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CVE-2012-4463 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=436518#c7 CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862813 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79033 CVE
https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/03/4 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
midnight-commander midnight commander
4.8.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight-commander:midnight_commander:4.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4463
NVD Published Date:
Oct 10, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-4463 Details - Not Deferred