CVE-1999-1434 | BDVDB-2026-2846 Detail

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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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1. Version 12001-09-12Record published in the CVE List.
2. Version 22024-08-01Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.