CVE-2000-1108

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0192.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001125Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-078.php3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1945Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5519
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0192.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001125Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-078.php3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1945Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5519

Timeline

Published: Jan 9, 2001
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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