> CVE-1999-1434 [HIGH]

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PUBLISHED
1998-07-13 04:00
MODIFIED
2025-04-03 01:03
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2025-10-18 CVE PROJECT 🔗 2026-10-19

> 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

Slackware - Slackware Linux
Version: 3.1
Slackware - Slackware Linux
Version: 3.2
Slackware - Slackware Linux
Version: 3.3
Slackware - Slackware Linux
Version: 3.4
Slackware - Slackware Linux
Version: 3.5

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
13/07/1998 04:00
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 18/10/2025 13:59
CVEPROJECT
Champ modifié: CVE Project
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
Total des modifications: 1 Dernière mise à jour: 1 year ago
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