CVE-2004-0226
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a...
CVE-2004-0226 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Midnight Commander Commander, published April 29, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.94%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in mc 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre1-2.
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
CVE-2004-0226- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
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CVE-2004-0226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0226 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0226- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmq2-rfjr-gc2h No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a...
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
GHSA-qmq2-rfjr-gc2h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
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CVE-2004-0226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0226 No score
Multiple buffer overflows in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.6.0 may allow attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0226- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_12_mc.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200405-21.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16016
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:039
debian.org/security/2004/dsa-497
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-172.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0226
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qmq2-rfjr-gc2h
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2004-0226