Explain CVE-2003-1023
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.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'name': 'RHSA-2004:034', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html'}, {'name': '10772', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10772'}, {'name': '20040202-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc'}, {'name': 'FLSA:1224', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html'}, {'name': 'midnight-commander-vfssresolvesymlink-bo(13247)', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_XF'], 'url': 'https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247'}, {'name': '20040201-01-U', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SGI'], 'url': 'ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc'}, {'name': '10716', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10716'}, {'name': '20040405 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.009] OpenPKG Security Advisory (mc)', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2'}, {'name': 'CSSA-2004-014.0', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CALDERA'], 'url': 'ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt'}, {'name': 'FEDORA-2004-058', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_FEDORA'], 'url': 'http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml'}, {'name': '10645', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10645'}, {'name': 'MDKSA-2004:007', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRAKE'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007'}, {'name': '10823', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10823'}, {'name': '20030919 uninitialized buffer in midnight commander', 'tags': ['mailing-list', 'x_refsource_BUGTRAQ'], 'url': 'http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html'}, {'name': 'CLA-2004:833', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_CONECTIVA'], 'url': 'http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833'}, {'name': '8658', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658'}, {'name': 'DSA-424', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_DEBIAN'], 'url': 'http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2004:035', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html'}, {'name': '10685', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/10685'}, {'name': '11219', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11219'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:822', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822'}, {'name': '9833', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/9833'}, {'name': '11296', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11296'}, {'name': '11268', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11268'}, {'name': '11262', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_SECUNIA'], 'url': 'http://secunia.com/advisories/11262'}, {'name': 'GLSA-200403-09', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED