DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4463

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4463
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4463.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4463
Upstream
Published
2012-10-10T18:55:04Z
Modified
2026-09-05T06:47:30Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / mc

Package

Name
mc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mc?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3:4.8.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4463.json"

Debian:13 / mc

Package

Name
mc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mc?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3:4.8.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4463.json"

Debian:14 / mc

Package

Name
mc
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/mc?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3:4.8.8-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4463.json"