CVE-2021-36370

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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.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References
Link Resource
https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://midnight-commander.org/ Vendor Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/ Product Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:midnight-commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

08 Sep 2021, 13:41

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 5.0
v3 : 7.5
CWE CWE-287
CPE cpe:2.3:a:midnight-commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c - (MISC) https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html - (MISC) https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484 - (MISC) https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484 - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/ - (MISC) https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/ - Product, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://midnight-commander.org/ - (MISC) https://midnight-commander.org/ - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html - (MISC) https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

07 Sep 2021, 13:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • (MISC) https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html -
  • (MISC) https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html -

30 Aug 2021, 19:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2021-08-30 19:15

Updated : 2024-02-04 21:47

NVD link : CVE-2021-36370

Mitre link : CVE-2021-36370

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-36370

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Products Affected

midnight-commander

  • midnight_commander
CWE
CWE-287

Improper Authentication