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CVE-1999-1434
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
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19980713 Slackware Shadow Insecurity
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