PT-1996-1047 · Hewlett Packard · Hpux Sysdiag

Published 1996-09-21 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-1999-0961

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.2

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HPUX sysdiag (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows local users to gain root privileges through a symlink attack during log file creation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0961

Affected Products

Hpux Sysdiag

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0961 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87602167419906&w=2 · Note