Arbitrary Command Execution via Shell Metacharacters in ncftp 2.4.2 FTP Client

CVE-1999-1333 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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