CVE-1999-1422

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductSlackware Linux
PublishedJan 2, 1999
First seenJan 2, 1999

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
slackware slackware_linux2.0.35, 3.4—

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