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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 17, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-0421

CVE-1999-0421

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.

Affected products

2
  • Slackware/Linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 3.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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