CVE

Id
524  
CVE No.
CVE-1999-0527  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The permissions for system-critical data in an anonymous FTP account are inappropriate. For example, the root directory is writeable by world, a real password file is obtainable, or executable commands such as "ls" can be overwritten.  
Phase
Proposed (19990803)  
Votes
ACCEPT(3) Baker, Northcutt, Wall | MODIFY(1) Frech  
Comments
Northcutt> That that starts to get specific :) | Frech> ftp-writable-directory(6253) | ftp-write(53) | "writeable" in the description should be "writable."