CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1119

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
4.24%

90th percentile - higher than 90% of all known CVEs

Summary

The FTP installation script anon.ftp in AIX insecurely configures anonymous FTP, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access and execute malicious code, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to properly configure anonymous FTP access and limit its use to necessary cases.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

FTP installation script anon.ftp in AIX insecurely configures anonymous FTP, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS