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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 IDCVE-2001-1429
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score4.6
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-11-12
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionBuffer 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.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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