Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1337 (CCN-9873)

Assigned:1999-08-01
Published:1999-08-01
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
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:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
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: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1337

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19990801 midnight commander vulnerability(?) (fwd)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-08-01 19:39:39
midnight commander vulnerability(?) (fwd)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, 1999-08-25 6:02:04
Re: midnight commander vulnerability(?)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
midnight-commander-data-disclosure(9873)

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
5921

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5921
Midnight Commander Cleartext Password Storage

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
midnight-commander-data-disclosure(9873)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.5.11)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    midnight_commander midnight commander *