Back to Database
Status published
Medium
CVE-1999-1337
FTP client in Midnight Commander (mc) before 4.5.11 stores usernames...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
THREAT MONITOR
Am I Vulnerable?
Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-1999-1337
Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
More from midnight commander
View All →CVE-2005-0763
Buffer overflow in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier may...
Medium
4.6
CVE-2004-1176
Buffer underflow in extfs.c in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and...
High
7.5
CVE-2004-1175
fish.c in midnight commander allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
High
7.5
CVE-2004-1174
direntry.c in Midnight Commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows attackers...
Medium
5
CVE-2004-1093
Midnight commander (mc) 4.5.55 and earlier allows remote attackers to...
Medium
5
Affected Vendor
midnight commander
View all reports →Affected Software
midnight commander
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 2nd, 2003
Last Modified:
August 1st, 2024
Added to House:
July 17th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.