CVE-1999-0421

CVE Database · CVE-1999-0421

CVE-1999-0421

· N/AModified

CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

1.57%

Published

Mar 17, 1999

Modified

Apr 15, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit

All weaponized →

No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

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.

Affected Products (1)

slackware · slackware_linuxvulnerable

References (4)

http://www.osvdb.org/981

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/338

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.osvdb.org/981

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/338

ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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