VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1333
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.31%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.31% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- redhat/linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=89042322924057&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7240.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/6111
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#ncftp
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=89042322924057&w=2
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7240.php
- http://www.osvdb.org/6111
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#ncftp
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.