PT-1997-1173 · Hewlett Packard · Hp-Ux

Published 1997-05-14 · Updated 2008-09-09 · CVE-1999-0962

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

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

Description A buffer overflow issue in the HPUX passwd command allows local users to gain root privileges via a command line option.

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

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0962

Affected Products

Hp-Ux

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0962 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/6415 · Note
• http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX9701-045 · Note