CVE-1999-1119 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM AIX where the anon.ftp installation script insecurely configures anonymous FTP. This flaw allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this legacy CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:*:*:32-bit:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.