CVE-2021-36370 | BDVDB-2026-159808 Detail
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#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/master/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c
- https://github.com/MidnightCommander/mc/blob/5c1d3c55dd15356ec7d079084d904b7b0fd58d3e/src/vfs/sftpfs/connection.c#L484
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/mcwin32/files/
- https://midnight-commander.org/
- https://docs.ssh-mitm.at/CVE-2021-36370.html
- https://mail.gnome.org/archives/mc-devel/2021-August/msg00008.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.