CVE-1999-1298 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Sysinstall in FreeBSD 2.2.1 and earlier, when configuring an)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1298 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1997-04-07 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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