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TI-2004-00200 Aliases CVE-2004-0231GHSA-3p2x-2cfv-p7xm

Multiple vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0, with unknown impact…

Priority LOW 11Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0, with unknown impact, related to "Insecure temporary file and directory creations."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0038 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 28

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.40VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.41VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.42VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.43VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.44VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.45VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.46VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.47VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.48VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.49VulnerableMidnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.40 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.41 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.42 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.43 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.44 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.45 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.46 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.47 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.48 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.49 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
Show 18 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.50VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.51VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.52VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.55VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6VulnerableMidnight Commander
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableSgi
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1aVulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 rc1Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 rc2Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4 rc3Vulnerablegentoo
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1VulnerableSlackware
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.50 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.51 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.52 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.5.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.55 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Midnight Commander
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:a:sgi:propack:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sgi
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1a Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:1.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 rc3 Vulnerable ·gentoo
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2004:172 Released 2004-05-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    mc security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • RHSA-2004:173 Released 2004-04-30 · Red Hat rating Important
    : Updated mc packages resolve several vulnerabilities
    • Red Hat Linux 9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2004:172
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:172
Red Hat Linux 9Fixed RHSA-2004:173
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2004:172

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0231
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3p2x-2cfv-p7xm

References

Patch 1

Advisory 4

Sources

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