CVE-1999-1298 describes a vulnerability in Sysinstall for FreeBSD 2.2.1 and earlier, where configuring anonymous FTP inadvertently creates an ftp user with no password and an insecure shell (/bin/date). This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to potentially gain access to system resources, rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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