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CVE-1999-1333

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

• RedHat Linux: through 5.0

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

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