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TI-1999-01369 Aliases CVE-1999-1422GHSA-rmw5-mwqc-865c

The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes .

Priority LOW 32Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes . (dot, the current directory) in the PATH environmental variable, which could allow local users to create Trojan horse programs that are inadvertently executed by other users.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00331 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.35VulnerableSlackware
cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerableSlackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:2.0.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.35 Vulnerable ·Slackware
  • cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Slackware

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1422
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rmw5-mwqc-865c

References

Other 1

  • TI-1999-00363 Buffer overflows in wuarchive ftpd (wu-ftpd) and ProFTPD lead to remote root access… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-04258 The RFC 5011 implementation in rdata.c in ISC BIND 9.7.x and 9.8.x before 9.8.5-P2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2000-00834 Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-1999-00189 Buffer overflow in telnet daemon tgetent routing allows remote attackers to gain root… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00808 Buffer overflow in the MSN protocol handler for gaim 0.79 to 1.0.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00869 Heap-based buffer overflow in rsync before 2.5.7, when running in server mode, allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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