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CVE-1999-1422

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Published: Jan 2, 1999Modified: Apr 16, 2026

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7.2
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes . (dot, the current directory) in the PATH environmental variable, which could allow local users to create Trojan horse programs that are inadvertently executed by other users.

Affected (2)

Slackware
1 product
Slackware Linux
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Slackware
Slackware Linux
Version 2.0.35
Slackware Linux
Version 3.4

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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