CVE-2021-36370
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-287
Authentication Issues
Publication date:
30/08/2021
Last modified:
08/09/2021
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:midnight-commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.26 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html
- https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484
- https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c
- https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html
- https://midnight-commander.org/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/



