7.5
HIGH
CVE-2003-1023
Midnight Commander (mc) Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 20, 2004, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 20, 2024, 11:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2003-1023 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Midnight_commander midnight_commander
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2003-1023.

URL Resource
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10645
http://secunia.com/advisories/10685
http://secunia.com/advisories/10716
http://secunia.com/advisories/10772
http://secunia.com/advisories/10823
http://secunia.com/advisories/11219
http://secunia.com/advisories/11262
http://secunia.com/advisories/11268
http://secunia.com/advisories/11296
http://secunia.com/advisories/9833
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822
ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/10645
http://secunia.com/advisories/10685
http://secunia.com/advisories/10716
http://secunia.com/advisories/10772
http://secunia.com/advisories/10823
http://secunia.com/advisories/11219
http://secunia.com/advisories/11262
http://secunia.com/advisories/11268
http://secunia.com/advisories/11296
http://secunia.com/advisories/9833
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2003-1023 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2003-1023 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt
    Added Reference ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc
    Added Reference ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc
    Added Reference http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
    Added Reference http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833
    Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/10645
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/10685
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/10716
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/10772
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/10823
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/11219
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/11262
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/11268
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/11296
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/9833
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007
    Added Reference http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:822 [Tool Signature, US Government Resource]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/13247 [Vendor Advisory]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2003-1023 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2003-1023 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

22.58 }} 9.25%

score

0.96515

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability