GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer…
Priority LOW 23CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- —
- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function x_error_handler() at tty/x11conn.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem (an X operation silently fails).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | Midnight Commander |
- cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Midnight Commander
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-45925
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q22h-9rc9-jpmp
References
Sources
- CVE-2023-45925 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-45925 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q22h-9rc9-jpmp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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