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 ID | CVE-1999-0421 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.2 |
| CVSS vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 1999-03-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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