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CVE-1999-1298

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 1997-04-07 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Freebsd Freebsd

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References