VulnerabilityModified
CVE-1999-1161
Vulnerability in ppl in HP-UX 10.x and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by forcing ppl to core dump.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Vulnerability in ppl in HP-UX 10.x and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by forcing ppl to core dump.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- hp/hp-ux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-32.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420102&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420103&w=2
- http://www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9704-057.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7438.php
- http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-32.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420102&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167420103&w=2
- http://www.codetalker.com/advisories/vendor/hp/hpsbux9704-057.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7438.php
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.