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CVE-1999-1298

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 a…

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
FreebsdFreebsd
through 2.2.1
Versions 2.1.0, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.2

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