CVE-1999-1090

Published: Mar 9, 2002Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

The default configuration of NCSA Telnet package for Macintosh and PC enables FTP, even though it does not include an "ftp=yes" line, which allows remote attackers to read and modify arbitrary files.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

ncsa

oss-projectaka ncsa httpd, telnet, campas

telnetOn-prem

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1844

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-15.html

cert.org

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