CVE-2003-1023
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1023- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2003-1013 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2003-1013- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5f9c-w9rv-7v96 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5f9c-w9rv-7v96- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2003-1023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2003-1023 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2003-1023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2003-1023 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Midnight Commander Commander, published January 6, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.14%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in mc 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-1.
References
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html
secunia.com/advisories/10772
redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2
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fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007
archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html
distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes?id=a&anuncio=000833
securityfocus.com/bid/8658
debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1023
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5f9c-w9rv-7v96
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2003-1023