Vulnerability CVE-1999-1434

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-1999-1434

Assigned:

1998-07-13

Published:

1998-07-13

Updated:

2016-10-18

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): High Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

7.2 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Complete Integrity (I): Complete Availibility (A): Complete

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-Other

Vulnerability Consequences:

ALLOWS_ADMIN_ACCESS

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-1434

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
19980713 Slackware Shadow Insecurity

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
155

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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