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CVE-2005-0763

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute...

4.6 MediumFix available

CVE-2005-0763 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Midnight Commander Commander, published March 29, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in mc 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1.

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Exploit likelihood

0.47%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2005-0763
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2005-0763
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-0764 No score

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record: EUVD-2005-0764
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wc2-8f8r-6722 No score

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute...

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record: GHSA-8wc2-8f8r-6722
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record: CVE-2005-0763
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-0763 No score

Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0763
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

midnight commander commander

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`mc` Debian:12	before 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1	1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1
`mc` Debian:13	before 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1	1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1
`mc` Debian:14	before 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1	1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1
`mc` Debian:3.0	before 4.5.55-1.2woody6, plus listed versions 4.5.55-1.2woody34.5.55-1.2woody5	4.5.55-1.2woody6

History

History
When	Changed	Sources
2026-11-03	aliases	EUVD
2026-11-02	created	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References