Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1333 (CCN-7240)

Assigned:1998-03-19
Published:1998-03-19
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary: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 v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu, 19 Mar 1998 18:49:46 +0100
ncftp 2.4.2 MkDirs bug

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1333

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19980319 ncftp 2.4.2 MkDirs bug

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ncftp-autodownload-command-execution(7240)

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
6111

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 6111
NcFTP Shell Metacharacter Command Execution

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Linux 5.0 General Errata
ncftp

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#ncftp

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ncftp-autodownload-command-execution(7240)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.0)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    redhat linux *
    redhat linux 5.0