# CVE-2023-45925: GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function x\_error\_handler() at tty/

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-03-27 · Updated: 2025-11-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function x_error_handler() at tty/x11conn.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem (an X operation silently fails).

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## Related

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## References

- https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4484
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/53

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