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Debian Security Advisory DSA 698-1 (mc)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
16 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to mc announced via advisory DSA 698-1.
Insight
Insight
An unfixed buffer overflow has been discovered by Andrew V. Samoilov in mc, the midnight commander, a file browser and manager. This update also fixes a regression from DSA 497. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.5.55-1.2woody6. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has already been fixed. We recommend that you upgrade your mc packages.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20698-1