CVE catalog
CVE-2003-1023
mc: CVE-2003-1023
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.14% · Oct 25, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mc | sid | 3:4.8.33-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | mc | forky | 3:4.8.33-1.1 | fixed |
| Debian | mc | trixie | 3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | mc | bookworm | 3:4.8.29-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mc | source | sid | 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mc | source | forky | 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mc | source | trixie | 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | mc | source | bookworm | 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [mc]Fixed
Details (4)
3:4.8.29-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
3:4.8.29-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
- [mc-data]Fixed
Source package: [mc]
Details (4)
3:4.8.29-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
3:4.8.29-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
3:4.8.31-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · bookworm; dsa · mc · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [mc]Fixed
Details (2)
3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · 13
3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · 13
- [mc-data]Fixed
Source package: [mc]
Details (2)
3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · 13
3:4.8.33-1+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1dsa · mc · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:034]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1023]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-424]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-1023]
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