CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1298

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.33%

67th percentile - higher than 67% of all known CVEs

Summary

In FreeBSD 2.2.1 and earlier, the Sysinstall tool, 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.

Risk Assessment

The lack of a password for the ftp user and the use of an inappropriate shell pose a risk of unauthorized access to the system, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to configure the ftp user with a password and change the shell to a more appropriate one to minimize the risk of system access.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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