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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 1, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1337

CVE-1999-1337

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.

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Affected products

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  • Midnight Commander/Midnight Commander2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:midnight_commander:midnight_commander:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.5.11
    • (no CPE)range: <4.5.11

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