GLSA 201402-18: GNU Midnight Commander: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GNU Midnight Commander: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	02/20/2014
Bugs:	#436518
ID:	201402-18

Synopsis

GNU Midnight Commander does not properly sanitize environment variables, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or Denial of Service.

Background

GNU Midnight Commander is a text based file manager.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-misc/mc	< 4.8.7	>= 4.8.7	All supported architectures

Description

GNU Midnight Commander does not properly sanitize environment variables.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted archive file using GNU Midnight Commander, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GNU Midnight Commander users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/mc-4.8.7"

References

CVE-2012-4463

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201402-18.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.