CVE-1999-0961

CVSS 6.2 - MEDIUM

Description

HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.

Affected Products

2

Vendor	Product	Version
hp	hp-ux	`9.04`
hp	hp-ux	`9.05`

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419906&w=2

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419906&w=2

Weakness Types

NVD-CWE-Other

CVE Information

CVE ID:: CVE-1999-0961
Published:: 1996-09-21
Modified:: 2026-04-16
CVSS Score:: 6.2
Severity:: MEDIUM
Vector:: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors

hp

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CVSS Severity Scale

0.0 - 3.9 LOW

4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM

7.0 - 8.9 HIGH

9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL