CVE-1999-1090
The default configuration of NCSA Telnet package for Macintosh and PC enables FTP, even though it...
CVE-1999-1090 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ncsa Telnet, published September 10, 1991. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.66%EPSS, 77th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1090- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1090- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1071No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1071- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qm92-mmrh-wpqrNo score
The default configuration of NCSA Telnet package for Macintosh and PC enables FTP, even though it...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qm92-mmrh-wpqr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-53404No score
CVE-1999-1090 affecting package telnet 0.17-81
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.
- Record
AZL-53404- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVAZL-7381No score
CVE-1999-1090 affecting package telnet 0.17-81
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.
- Record
AZL-7381- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.