CVE-1999-0961 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-1999-0961

HPUX sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via...

Vulnerability Description

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

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

hp-ux
Vulnerable Versions:
9.04, 9.05

Timeline

Official Publish: April 18th, 2000
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 17th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.