# Slackware Linux vulnerabilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/slackware-linux  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Updated: 9 November 2026, 03:07 UTC. Rebuilt every hour.  
Data: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/slackware-linux.json  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 11 vulnerabilities in Slackware Linux: 0 in the last 7 days and 0 in the last 90 days, 1 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-1999-1498, was published on 6 April 1998.

## Counts

- Last 7 days: 0
- Last 30 days: 0
- Last 90 days: 0
- All time: 11 (1 critical, 0 exploited in the wild)

## About Slackware Linux

Slackware Linux is a Unix-like operating system distribution.

## Latest Slackware Linux vulnerabilities

- [CVE-1999-1498: Slackware Linux pkgtool symlink attack in reply file](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1498-slackware-linux-pkgtool-symlink-attack-in-reply-file) (low, CVSS 3.6, published 6 Apr 1998)
- [CVE-1999-1445: Slackware imapd and ipop3d denial of service and info leak via core dump](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1445-slackware-imapd-and-ipop3d-denial-of-service-and-info-leak-via) (medium, CVSS 5, published 2 Feb 1998)
- [CVE-1999-0340: Slackware Linux buffer overflow in crond](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0340-slackware-linux-buffer-overflow-in-crond) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 1 Dec 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1095: Multiple Linux Distributions sort utility symlink vulnerability in /tmp](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1095-multiple-linux-distributions-sort-utility-symlink-vulnerability-in) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 6 Oct 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1489: XFree86 SuperProbe buffer overflow in TestChip function](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1489-xfree86-superprobe-buffer-overflow-in-testchip-function) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 4 Mar 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0298: Slackware and SunOS ypbind file overwrite via path traversal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0298-slackware-and-sunos-ypbind-file-overwrite-via-path-traversal) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 5 Feb 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1299: Linux rcp arbitrary file overwrite via UID 65535 integer signedness error](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1299-linux-rcp-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-uid-65535-integer) (critical, CVSS 10, published 3 Feb 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1187: University of Washington Pine privilege escalation via lockfile symlink](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1187-university-of-washington-pine-privilege-escalation-via-lockfile) (medium, CVSS 4.6, published 26 Aug 1996)
- [CVE-1999-1186: rxvt privilege escalation via -print-pipe argument](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1186-rxvt-privilege-escalation-via-print-pipe-argument) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 2 Jan 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0123: Linux mailx race condition in file handling](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0123-linux-mailx-race-condition-in-file-handling) (low, CVSS 3.7, published 1 Dec 1995)
- [CVE-1999-0242: Linux POP3 unauthorized mail access with shadow passwords](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0242-linux-pop3-unauthorized-mail-access-with-shadow-passwords) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 1 Mar 1995)

## Most severe Slackware Linux vulnerabilities

- [CVE-1999-1299: Linux rcp arbitrary file overwrite via UID 65535 integer signedness error](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1299-linux-rcp-arbitrary-file-overwrite-via-uid-65535-integer) (critical, CVSS 10, published 3 Feb 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0298: Slackware and SunOS ypbind file overwrite via path traversal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0298-slackware-and-sunos-ypbind-file-overwrite-via-path-traversal) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 5 Feb 1997)
- [CVE-1999-0242: Linux POP3 unauthorized mail access with shadow passwords](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0242-linux-pop3-unauthorized-mail-access-with-shadow-passwords) (high, CVSS 7.5, published 1 Mar 1995)
- [CVE-1999-0340: Slackware Linux buffer overflow in crond](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0340-slackware-linux-buffer-overflow-in-crond) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 1 Dec 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1095: Multiple Linux Distributions sort utility symlink vulnerability in /tmp](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1095-multiple-linux-distributions-sort-utility-symlink-vulnerability-in) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 6 Oct 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1489: XFree86 SuperProbe buffer overflow in TestChip function](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1489-xfree86-superprobe-buffer-overflow-in-testchip-function) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 4 Mar 1997)
- [CVE-1999-1186: rxvt privilege escalation via -print-pipe argument](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1186-rxvt-privilege-escalation-via-print-pipe-argument) (high, CVSS 7.2, published 2 Jan 1996)
- [CVE-1999-1445: Slackware imapd and ipop3d denial of service and info leak via core dump](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1445-slackware-imapd-and-ipop3d-denial-of-service-and-info-leak-via) (medium, CVSS 5, published 2 Feb 1998)
- [CVE-1999-1187: University of Washington Pine privilege escalation via lockfile symlink](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-1187-university-of-washington-pine-privilege-escalation-via-lockfile) (medium, CVSS 4.6, published 26 Aug 1996)
- [CVE-1999-0123: Linux mailx race condition in file handling](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-1999-0123-linux-mailx-race-condition-in-file-handling) (low, CVSS 3.7, published 1 Dec 1995)

## Vulnerabilities per week

Nothing was published in the last eight weeks.

| Week of | Vulns | Critical | Exploited |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources

NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Rebuilt every hour. Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "Slackware Linux vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/slackware-linux, 9 November 2026.