Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5160.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5160-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'mc' package(s) announced via the USN-5160-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'mc' package(s) announced via the USN-5160-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Midnight Commander would not check server fingerprints when establishing an SFTP connection. If a remote attacker were able to intercept communications this flaw could be exploited to impersonate the SFTP server. Affected Software/OS: 'mc' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-36370 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/
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