Unscored severity · published Mar 27, 2024
CVE-2023-45925
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
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MC
Midnight Commander · Midnight Commander
4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45925
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45925
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/53
midnight-commander.org
https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4484
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176808/Midnight-Commander-4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb-Null-Pointer.html
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