CVE-2005-0763 json
Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
published 2005-03-29 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0764
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Patch / fix
- mc Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:4.6.0-4.6.1-pre3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0763
- debian.org/security/2005/dsa-698 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0763 updated
security flaw
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:512
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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debian.org
/security/2005/dsa-698
vendor-advisory, patch
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redhat.com
/support/errata/RHSA-2005-512.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0763
- NVD CVE-2005-0763
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