CVE-1999-0527 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The permissions for system-critical data in an anonymous FTP)
The permissions for system-critical data in an anonymous FTP account are inappropriate. For example, the root directory is writeable by world, a real password file is obtainable, or executable commands such as "ls" can be overwritten.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-0527 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 10.0 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-01-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The permissions for system-critical data in an anonymous FTP account are inappropriate. For example, the root directory is writeable by world, a real password file is obtainable, or executable commands such as "ls" can be overwritten. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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