CVE-1999-1337

NONE EPSS 24.5%
Published Aug 1, 199926y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago
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Published Aug 1, 1999 26y ago
Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago

Description

FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames and passwords for visited sites in plaintext in the world-readable history file, which allows other local users to gain privileges.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
24.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
midnight_commandermidnight_commander* ≤4.5.11

References 3

  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93370073207984&w=2
  • iss.net http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9873.php
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/5921

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.