CVE-1999-0421

Published Mar 17, 1999

Last updated 3 months ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.2
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "CE0BBA4F-C61A-4A8E-A7E2-CE0DF76DF592"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References