VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1090
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.66% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- ncsa/telnet
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-15.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1844
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1991-15.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/1844
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.