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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:01.725Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-1999-1298

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 1997-04-07T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2008-09-10T19:01:40.477

Link: CVE-1999-1298

cve-icon Redhat

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