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CVE-2005-0763

Published: Mar 29, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
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
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
midnight commandeross-projectConsumer Softwareaka mc, midnight commander

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-512.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-698
debian.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-512.html
redhat.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 29, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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