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.

CVSS v2.0

7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

0.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 54th percentile

Published

2001-09-12

Updated

2024-08-01

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19122

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-1999-1433
• CVE-1999-1436
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• CVE-1999-1437
• CVE-1999-1431
• CVE-1999-1439