HIGH
security flaw
Published Jan 6, 2004
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.14%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink of vfs/direntry.c for Midnight Commander (mc) 4.6.0 and earlier, and possibly later versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 4.5.52
- 4.5.55
- 4.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:035
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:035
Red Hat Linux 9
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:034
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2004:035
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:035 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:035 |
| Red Hat Linux 9 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:034 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2004:035 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.14% 0.05138
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05138
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05138) | 92.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.14% (0.05138) | 91.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.28% (0.08278) | 91.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.42% (0.09419) | 87.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 8.28% (0.08278) | 91.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.01% (0.10006) | 92.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 22.58% (0.22582) | 96.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 13.33% (0.13334) | 94.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 95.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 94.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.25% (0.12248) | 89.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (30)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2004-014.0.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERA
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040201-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040202-01-U.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://archive.cert.uni-stuttgart.de/bugtraq/2003/09/msg00309.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000833 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-058.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118433222764&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-034.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-035.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10645 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10685 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10716 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10772 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10823 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11219 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11262 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11268 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11296 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/9833 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200403-09.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-424 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:007 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2004-May/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2003-1023 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617123 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/13247 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2003-1023
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A822 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2003-1023
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 6, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jan 5, 2004
Link CVE-2003-1023
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a