CVE-1999-1337

Medium CVSS 4.6

Published 1999-08-01 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1337, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1337

CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P