Vulnerability: Insecure Configuration of Anonymous FTP in FreeBSD 2.2.1 and Earlier

Vulnerability: Insecure Configuration of Anonymous FTP in FreeBSD 2.2.1 and Earlier

CVE-1999-1298 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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