CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0421

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.57%

72th percentile - higher than 72% of all known CVEs

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that an unauthorized user can take full control of the system, leading to potential security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to secure the root account with a password and to update the system to a newer version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS