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CVE-1999-0421

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 1999-03-17 · updated 2026-06-16

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

• Slackware Linux: 3.6

References

• http://www.osvdb.org/981
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/338
• http://www.osvdb.org/981
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/338

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