Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 36.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
Products affected by CVE-1999-1434
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cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1
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cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2
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cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3
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cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4
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cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5