Vulnerabilities > CVE-2001-1429 - Denial-Of-Service vulnerability in Midnight Commander Midnight Commander 4.5.1

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
local
low complexity
midnight-commander

Summary

Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Midnight_Commander
1