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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 1998· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-1999-1434

CVE-1999-1434

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.

Affected products

5
  • Slackware/Slackware Linux5 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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