Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2004-1092 is an old Midnight Commander issue where a remote attacker could crash the application by triggering an invalid memory free. The business impact described by the sources is denial of service, not data theft or code execution. Exposure is most likely on legacy Unix or Linux systems with Midnight Commander installed at version 4.5.55 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify specific supported products beyond Midnight Commander and Debian/Gentoo advisories. Prioritize this as legacy-risk cleanup unless affected versions are present on exposed or operationally important systems. There is no active exploitation evidence in the provided sources, but denial of service can still disrupt administrative workflows. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for Midnight Commander installations.; Apply vendor-provided Midnight Commander updates from Debian, Gentoo, or relevant distribution guidance.; Remove Midnight Commander where it is unnecessary on production systems..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- midnight-commander-memory-allocation(18904)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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