| Name | CVE-2012-4463 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 689571 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mc (PTS) | buster | 3:4.8.22-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 3:4.8.26-1.1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 3:4.8.29-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 3:4.8.30-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mc | source | (unstable) | 3:4.8.8-1 | low | | 689571 |
Notes
[wheezy] - mc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - mc <no-dsa> (Minor issue)