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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Fedora Local Security Checks >> Fedora Core 1 2004-112: mc Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Fedora Core 1 2004-112: mc |
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Check for the version of the mc package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2004-112 (mc). Midnight Commander is a visual shell much like a file manager, only with many more features. It is a text mode application, but it also includes mouse support if you are running GPM. Midnight Commander's best features are its ability to FTP, view tar and zip files, and to poke into RPMs for specific files. Update Information: Several buffer overflows, several temporary file creation vulnerabilities, and one format string vulnerability have been discovered in Midnight Commander. These vulnerabilities were discovered mostly by Andrew V. Samoilov and Pavel Roskin. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CVE-2004-0226, CVE-2004-0231, and CVE-2004-0232 to these issues. Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-112.shtml Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 10242 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security |
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