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CVE-1999-1298

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1997-04-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1298
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.33%

Original NVD 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.