Description
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.
References
- ncftp-autodownload-command-execution(7240) vdb-entry
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh50-errata-general.html#ncftp
- 6111 vdb-entry
- 19980319 ncftp 2.4.2 MkDirs bug mailing-list