CVE-1999-1139

High

Description

Character-Terminal User Environment (CUE) in HP-UX 11.0 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files and gain root privileges via a symlink attack on the IOERROR.mytty file.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductHp-ux
PublishedSep 1, 1997
First seenSep 1, 1997

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
hp hp-uxv ≤ 11.00—

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