CVE-1999-1434 — HIGH severity vulnerability (login in Slackware Linux 3.2 through 3.5 does not properly c)
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.
| CVE ID | CVE-1999-1434 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 1998-07-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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