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CVE-2004-1175

Published: Jan 22, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

fish.c in midnight commander allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via "insecure filename quoting," possibly using shell metacharacters.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
n/an/a
midnight commandermidnight commander
On-prem
Consumer Software / file-utility
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linuxgentoo
On-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
midnight commandeross-projectConsumer Softwareaka mc, midnight commander
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
gentoooss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka gentoo linux
and 5 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-512.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18906
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/13863/
secunia.com
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 22, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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