CVE-1999-1337

Summary

CVE-1999-1337 is a vulnerability affecting Midnight Commander (mc) FTP clients before version 4.5.11. The issue lies in the storing of usernames and passwords for visited sites in a world-readable history file. This means that other local users on the same system can access this file and obtain sensitive information, leading to potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability highlights the importance of securely managing user authentication credentials.

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