CVE-1999-1434

login in Slackware Linux 3.2 through 3.5 does not properly check for an error when the /etc/group file is missing, which prevents it from dropping privileges, causing it to assign root privileges to any local user who logs on to the server.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 1998-07-13 04:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:17


NVD link : CVE-1999-1434

Mitre link : CVE-1999-1434

CVE.ORG link : CVE-1999-1434


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Products Affected

slackware

  • slackware_linux