RHSA-2004:464

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2004-09-15 15:17 - Updated: 2025-11-21 17:27
Summary
Red Hat Security Advisory: mc security update
Severity
Low
Notes
Topic: An updated mc package that resolves several shell escape security issues is now available. [Updated 5 January 2005] Packages have been updated to include the gmc and mcserv packages which were left out of the initial errata.
Details: Midnight Commander (mc) is a visual shell much like a file manager. Shell escape bugs have been discovered in several of the mc vfs backend scripts. An attacker who is able to influence a victim to open a specially-crafted URI using mc could execute arbitrary commands as the victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0494 to this issue. Users of mc should upgrade to this updated package which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to this issue.
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CVE-2004-0494

Multiple extfs backend scripts for GNOME virtual file system (VFS) before 1.0.1 may allow remote attackers to perform certain unauthorized actions via a gnome-vfs URI.

Vendor Fix Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004:464
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