CVE-1999-0421

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

During a reboot after an installation of Linux Slackware 3.6, a remote attacker can obtain root access by logging in to the root account without a password.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.osvdb.org/981
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/338Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/981
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/338Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 17, 1999
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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