CVE-1999-1298

High CVSS 7.5

Published 1997-04-07 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-1999-1298, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-1999-1298

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P