CVE-2003-1023

NameCVE-2003-1023
DescriptionStack-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-424

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mc (PTS)buster3:4.8.22-1fixed
bullseye3:4.8.26-1.1fixed
bookworm3:4.8.29-2fixed
sid, trixie3:4.8.30-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mcsourcewoody4.5.55-1.2woody2DSA-424
mcsource(unstable)1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1

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