login in Slackware Linux 3.2 through 3.5 does not properly check for an error when the…
Priority LOW 33Published · 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
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00788 56th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
| cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Slackware |
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Slackware
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Slackware
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Slackware
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Slackware
- cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Slackware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1434
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gf33-x5h5-m638
References
More Slackware Linux vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-1999-1434 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1434 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gf33-x5h5-m638 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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