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CVE-2012-4463

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple

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Summary

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 7

openwall.com

midnight-commander.org

bugs.gentoo.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

securityfocus.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com