CVE-1999-1434
Slackware Linux 3.5 - '/etc/group' Local Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 1998-07-13 CVE Published
- 1998-07-13 First Exploit
- 2001-08-31 CVE Reserved
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-01 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (3)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104525951&w=2 | Mailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/155 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19122 | 1998-07-13 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | 3.1 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "3.1" | - |
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| Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | 3.2 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "3.2" | - |
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| Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | 3.3 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "3.3" | - |
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| Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | 3.4 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "3.4" | - |
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| Slackware Search vendor "Slackware" | Slackware Linux Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" | 3.5 Search vendor "Slackware" for product "Slackware Linux" and version "3.5" | - |
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