# CVE-2004-0231: Multiple vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0, with unknown impact, related to "Insecure temporary file and directory cre

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-05-05 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0, with unknown impact, related to "Insecure temporary file and directory creations."

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## References

- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_12_mc.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-21.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:039
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-497
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-172.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16020

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