Symbolic Link Vulnerability in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and Earlier

CVE-2000-1108 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.

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