# CVE-1999-0342: Race condition in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit race conditions in Linux PAM temporary files to gain root privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Sep 1999
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wj7f-g2gj-72xg

## What is CVE-1999-0342?

CVE-1999-0342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Linux PAM modules allow local users to gain root access using temporary files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-0342?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pam Pam.

## How do I fix CVE-1999-0342?

No fix has been published for CVE-1999-0342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-1999-0342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-1227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1227/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2005-2977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2977/): Security feature bypass in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-1999-0342 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-1999-0342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Sep 1999. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-0342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0342/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0342/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0342
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0342
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-1999-0342

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-0342/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.