Unscored severity · published Jan 2, 1999
CVE-1999-1422
The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes
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CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SL
Slackware Linux · Slackware
2.0.35; 3.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1422
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-1422
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=91540043023167&w=2
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/211
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