The anonymous FTP account must be configured to use chroot or a similarly isolated environment.

From SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with: CCI-000366

SV-46157r1_rule The anonymous FTP account must be configured to use chroot or a similarly isolated environment.

Vulnerability discussion

If an anonymous FTP account does not use a chroot or similarly isolated environment, the system may be more vulnerable to exploits against the FTP service. Such exploits could allow an attacker to gain shell access to the system and view, edit, or remove sensitive files.

Check content

For vsftp: The FTP anonymous user is, by default, chrooted to the ftp users home directory as defined in the /etc/passwd file. This is integral to the server and may not be disabled.

Fix text

There is no fix associated with this vulnerability.

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