CVE-2001-1429 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows)
Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file.
| CVE ID | CVE-2001-1429 |
|---|---|
| Severity | MEDIUM |
| CVSS score | 4.6 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2001-11-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in mcedit in Midnight Commander 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted text file. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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