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Vulnerability record · CVE-2003-1023 · published 20 January 2004

CVE-2003-1023: Midnight commander vulnerability

Midnight Commander · Midnight Commander

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.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.1% · top 7.9%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
5.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
52References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10645
http://secunia.com/advisories/10685
http://secunia.com/advisories/10716
http://secunia.com/advisories/10772
http://secunia.com/advisories/10823
http://secunia.com/advisories/11219
http://secunia.com/advisories/11262
http://secunia.com/advisories/11268
http://secunia.com/advisories/11296
http://secunia.com/advisories/9833
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10645
http://secunia.com/advisories/10685
http://secunia.com/advisories/10716
http://secunia.com/advisories/10772
http://secunia.com/advisories/10823

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2003-1023), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.