CVE-1999-1348

Summary

CVE-1999-1348 is a vulnerability affecting Linuxconf on Red Hat Linux 6.0 and earlier versions. This issue arises from the failure to properly disable Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) access to the shutdown command. Consequently, local users can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a denial of service (DoS) attack. This weakness could potentially disrupt system functionality and cause significant inconvenience, making it essential for affected systems to be promptly patched.

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