CVE-1999-1422
The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes . (dot, the...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1422- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-1999-1422- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1403 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1403- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rmw5-mwqc-865c No score
The default configuration of Slackware 3.4, and possibly other versions, includes . (dot, the...
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.
- Record
GHSA-rmw5-mwqc-865c- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1422 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Slackware Linux, published January 2, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.