CVE-1999-1333: Red Hat Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

automatic download option in ncftp 2.4.2 FTP client in Red Hat Linux 5.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the names of files that are to be downloaded.

Affected products

• Red Hat Linux: up to and including 5.0

Published 1999-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.