CVE-2000-1109 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges by tricking a user into opening a directory with maliciously crafted names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2000-1109?
CVE-2000-1109 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.51 and earlier does not properly process malformed directory names when a user opens a directory, which allows other local users to gain privileges by creating directories that contain special characters followed by the commands to be executed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-1109?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Midnight Commander Midnight Commander.
How do I fix CVE-2000-1109?
No fix has been published for CVE-2000-1109 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2000-1109 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2000-1109 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22v9-p596-vfhg.