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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 2, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1422

CVE-1999-1422

Description

The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes . (dot, the current directory) in the PATH environmental variable, which could allow local users to create Trojan horse programs that are inadvertently executed by other users.

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Affected products

3
  • Slackware/Linux3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 3.4

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