5.1

CVE-2012-4463: midnight-commander midnight_commander Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.1v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4463DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4463
Published 10-10-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4463 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in midnight-commander midnight_commander. EPSS estimates a 1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.1/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.87%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.87% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.87%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • mc< 3:4.8.8-1
Midnight-commander1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • mc< 3:4.8.11-1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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