CVE-1999-1434 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1415	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0038.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525951&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/155

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Slackware Slackware Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.255Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1434

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-07-13T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1434

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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