VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-0421

CVSS score7.2 NONE
EPSS probability1.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-03-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Primary references