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CVE-2003-1023
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later…
High7.5EPSS 5.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.6% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (23)
- RHSA-2004:034 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 10772 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA:1224 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- midnight-commander-vfssresolvesymlink-bo(13247) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 10716 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20040405 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.009] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mc) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- FEDORA-2004-058 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 10645 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:007 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 10823 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20030919 uninitialized buffer in midnight commander (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- CLA-2004:833 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 8658 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-424 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 10685 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11219 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:822 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 9833 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11296 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11268 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 11262 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200403-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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