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CVE-1999-0421 — HIGH severity vulnerability (During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6)

During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password.

CVE IDCVE-1999-0421
SeverityHIGH
CVSS score7.2
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published1999-03-17
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionDuring a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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