Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-36370
Potential exploit
An issue was discovered in Midnight Commander through 4.8.26. When establishing an SFTP connection, the fingerprint of the server is neither checked nor displayed. As a result, a user connects to the server without the ability to verify its authenticity.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2021-36370
- cpe:2.3:a:midnight-commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-36370
0.51%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 63 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-36370
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
3.9
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-36370
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-36370
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https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c
mc/connection.c at master · MidnightCommander/mc · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484
mc/connection.c at 5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e · MidnightCommander/mc · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html
Midnight Commander 4.8.27 releasedRelease Notes;Third Party Advisory
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https://midnight-commander.org/
Midnight CommanderVendor Advisory
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https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/
Midnight Commander for Windows - Browse Files at SourceForge.netProduct;Third Party Advisory
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https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html
SSH-MITM Docs - CVE-2021-36370Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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