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CVE-2000-1108

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2001-01-09 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

cons.saver in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.42 and earlier does not properly verify if an output file descriptor is a TTY, which allows local users to corrupt files by creating a symbolic link to the target file, calling mc, and specifying that link as a TTY argument.

Affected Platforms

Midnight Commander Midnight Commander

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References