CVE-1999-1434

Exp

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.

Published: 1998-07-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-1999-1434 is rated High Exploit Risk (62.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-1999-1434

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19122 exploit_db edb 1998-07-13 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-1999-1434

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.38% 0.79% +0.41%
2 2025-12-10 0.15% 0.38% +0.23%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-1999-1434

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-1999-1434

Affected software / configurations for CVE-1999-1434

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
slackware slackware_linux 3.1 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 3.2 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 3.3 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 3.4 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
slackware slackware_linux 3.5 cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-1999-1434

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