CVE-2000-1108 Information

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.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0192.html http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001125 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-078.php3 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1945 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5519