VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1333

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability3.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

automatic download option in ncftp 2.4.2 FTP client in Red Hat Linux 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the names of files that are to be downloaded.

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