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CVE-2004-1176

Published: Jan 22, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
3.1%
Top 13.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer underflow in extfs.c in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code.

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

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
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
midnight commandeross-projectConsumer Softwareaka mc, midnight commander
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
gentoooss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka gentoo linux
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 4 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18911
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/13863
secunia.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-217.html
redhat.com
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 22, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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