{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4463","details":"Midnight Commander (mc) 4.8.5 does not properly handle the (1) MC_EXT_SELECTED or (2) MC_EXT_ONLYTAGGED environment variables when multiple files are selected, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file name.","modified":"2025-07-16T08:16:08.505150Z","published":"2012-10-10T18:55:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:47Z","upstream":["CVE-2012-4463"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4463"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.midnight-commander.org/ticket/2913"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4463"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"mc","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/mc@3:4.8.11-1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3:4.8.11-1"}]}],"versions":["3:4.8.5-1","3:4.8.10-4"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"mc","binary_version":"3:4.8.11-1"},{"binary_name":"mc-data","binary_version":"3:4.8.11-1"},{"binary_name":"mc-dbg","binary_version":"3:4.8.11-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2012/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4463.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}