CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-1176

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A buffer underflow vulnerability in extfs.c of Midnight Commander (mc) version 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes potential remote code execution, which could lead to system compromise or disruption of service.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately update Midnight Commander to a version later than 4.5.55 that includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer underflow in extfs.c in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS