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CVE-1999-1298

Published: Apr 07, 1997 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1298
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FreebsdFreebsd*2.2.1 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd2.1.0 (including)2.1.0 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd2.1.5 (including)2.1.5 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd2.1.6 (including)2.1.6 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd2.1.7 (including)2.1.7 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd2.2 (including)2.2 (including)

References

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