| 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.
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Vulnerability Type: | CWE-Other
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| 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
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| 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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