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CVE-1999-1298

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.

Published

1997-04-07T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System freebsd freebsd ≤ 2.2.1 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 2.1.0 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 2.1.5 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 2.1.6 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 2.1.7 Yes
Operating System freebsd freebsd 2.2 Yes
References