Vulnerability · Published Mar 27, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-45925
Unrated
In plain English
A null pointer dereference in the mc package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function x_error_handler() at tty/x11conn.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem (an X operation silently fails).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45925 |
| Debian:13 | mc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45925 |
| Debian:14 | mc | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-45925 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-476