PT-1999-1669 · Red Hat · Linuxconf

Published 1999-06-30 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-1348

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linuxconf versions prior to 6.0 on Red Hat Linux

Description: The issue is related to the improper disabling of PAM-based access to the shutdown command, which could allow local users to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 6.0, consider disabling PAM-based access to the shutdown command as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-1348

Affected Products

Linuxconf

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-1348 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93220073515880&w=2 · Note