CVE-1999-0340 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the crond program within Linux Slackware, enabling local users to achieve root access. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.2) has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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