CVE - CVE-2000-1108

CVE-ID
CVE-2000-1108	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.
References
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BID:1945 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1945 BUGTRAQ:20001113 Problems with cons.saver URL:http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0192.html DEBIAN:20001125 mc: local DoS URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001125 MANDRAKE:MDKSA-2000:078 URL:~~http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-078.php3~~ (Obsolete source) XF:midnight-commander-conssaver-symlink(5519) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5519
Date Record Created
20010507	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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