CVE-2001-1429
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of...
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.
- Record
CVE-2001-1429- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.
- Record
CVE-2001-1429- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-1409 No score
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.
- Record
EUVD-2001-1409- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv4h-8f2w-wf2w No score
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of...
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.
- Record
GHSA-jv4h-8f2w-wf2w- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-1429 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Midnight Commander Commander, published November 12, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.