# CVE-2004-0232: Other in n/a

> Format string vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted input.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 May 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0232, GHSA-h73j-wj9f-w749

## What is CVE-2004-0232?

CVE-2004-0232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 5 May 2004. 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

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0232?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Gentoo Linux, Midnight Commander Midnight Commander, Sgi Propack, Slackware Slackware Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0232?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0232 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0232 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux

- [CVE-2004-0914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0914/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1037/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1034/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0891/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-1337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1337/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0232 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 5 May 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0232 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Gentoo Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0232/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0232/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0232
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0232
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0232

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0232/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.