CVE-1999-1161

CVSS 7.2 - HIGH

Description

Vulnerability in ppl in HP-UX 10.x and earlier allows local users to gain root privileges by forcing ppl to core dump.

Affected Products

2

Vendor	Product	Version
hp	hp-ux	`All versions`
hp	hp-ux	`9`

References

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-32.shtml

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/hps...

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7438.php

http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/h-32.shtml

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/hps...

http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7438.php

Weakness Types

NVD-CWE-Other

CVE Information

CVE ID:: CVE-1999-1161
Published:: 1996-11-03
Modified:: 2026-04-16
CVSS Score:: 7.2
Severity:: HIGH
Vector:: AV:L/AC:L/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