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CVE-1999-1434

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 1998-07-13 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Slackware Slackware Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References