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Gentoo: GLSA-201402-18 Normal: Code Execution Risk in Midnight Commander

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Calendar Grey February 20, 2014
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GNU Midnight Commander does not properly sanitize environment variables, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service

Summary

GNU Midnight Commander does not properly sanitize environment variables.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update code execution environment variable Midnight Commander normal severity

Resolution

All GNU Midnight Commander users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/mc-4.8.7"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2012-4463 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-4463

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201402-18
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: GNU Midnight Commander: User-assisted execution of arbitrary
Date: February 20, 2014
Bugs: #436518
ID: 201402-18

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update code execution environment variable Midnight Commander normal severity

Synopsis

GNU Midnight Commander does not properly sanitize environment variables, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

GNU Midnight Commander is a text based file manager.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-misc/mc < 4.8.7 >= 4.8.7

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive file using GNU Midnight Commander, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.