CVE-1999-1090 — HIGH severity vulnerability (The default configuration of NCSA Telnet package for Macinto)
The default configuration of NCSA Telnet package for Macintosh and PC enables FTP, even though it does not include an "ftp=yes" line, which allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary files.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1090 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1991-09-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | The default configuration of NCSA Telnet package for Macintosh and PC enables FTP, even though it does not include an "ftp=yes" line, which allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary files. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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