CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1411

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.32%

81th percentile - higher than 81% of all known CVEs

Summary

The installation of the fsp package version 2.71-10 in Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 adds the anonymous FTP user without notifying the administrator, which could automatically enable anonymous FTP on some servers such as wu-ftp.

Risk Assessment

The possibility of unauthorized access to the FTP server by anonymous users poses a risk of data leakage and potential attacks on the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and control the FTP server configuration and remove the anonymous user if it is not needed.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The installation of the fsp package 2.71-10 in Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 adds the anonymous FTP user without notifying the administrator, which could automatically enable anonymous FTP on some servers such as wu-ftp.

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