CVE-2023-45925

Description

GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function x_error_handler() at tty/x11conn.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem (an X operation silently fails).

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-476 CWE-476

References

Other References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/53 https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4484 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176808/Midnight-Commander-4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb-Null-Pointer.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jan/53 https://midnight-commander.org/ticket/4484

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-45925? +

GNU Midnight Commander 4.8.29-146-g299d9a2fb was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the function x_error_handler() at tty/x11conn.c. NOTE: this is disputed because it should be categorized as a usability problem (an X operation silently fails).

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-45925? +

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