CVE-2003-1023 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the vfs_s_resolve_symlink function of Midnight Commander (mc) versions 4.6.0 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.5.52CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5.55CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.