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.
Published: 2001-09-12
Score: 7.2 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-1415 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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Slackware Slackware Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.255Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1434

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-07-13T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-1434

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