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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.255Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1434
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 1998-07-13T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:31:06.537
Link: CVE-1999-1434
Redhat
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