CVE-1999-1298
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Description
Sysinstall in FreeBSD 2.2.1 and earlier, when configuring anonymous FTP, creates the ftp user without a password and with /bin/date as the shell, which could allow attackers to gain access to certain system resources.
Affected Products
6| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| freebsd | freebsd |
All versions
|
| freebsd | freebsd |
2.1.0
|
| freebsd | freebsd |
2.1.5
|
| freebsd | freebsd |
2.1.6
|
| freebsd | freebsd |
2.1.7
|
| freebsd | freebsd |
2.2
|
References
Weakness Types
NVD-CWE-Other
CVE Information
- CVE ID:
CVE-1999-1298- Published:
- 1997-04-07
- Modified:
- 2026-04-16
- CVSS Score:
- 7.5
- Severity:
- HIGH
- Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected Vendors
freebsd
Quick Actions
CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9
LOW
4.0 - 6.9
MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9
HIGH
9.0 - 10.0
CRITICAL