CVE-1999-0856: Slackware Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

login in Slackware 7.0 allows remote attackers to identify valid users on the system by reporting an encryption error when an account is locked or does not exist.

Affected products

• Slackware Slackware Linux: version 7.0 only

Published 1999-12-01. Last modified 2026-06-16.