What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4463?

CVE-2012-4463 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Midnight Commander CVE-2012-4463

MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2012-10-10 secalert@redhat.com

Information Disclosure Midnight Commander

5.1

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 10, 2012 - 18:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.1

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. 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. Affected products include: Midnight-Commander Midnight Commander.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.