HP HP-UX 10.20 privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10.20 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vulnerability in hpterm on hp-ux 10.20 allows local users to gain additional privileges.

The bug was discovered 06/01/1994. The weakness was shared 06/01/1994 as HPSBUX9903-093 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www1.itrc.hp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0423. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2182), OSVDB (9647†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20901†). The entries VDB-13682, VDB-13677 and VDB-13675 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Status: Not defined

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: HPSBUX9903-093
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0423 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0423
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13679
X-Force: 2182
OSVDB: 9647 - CVE-1999-0423 - HP-UX - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20901 - HP-UX 10.20 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in hpterm, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 01:12 PM
Updated: 04/03/2025 06:34 AM
Changes: 06/17/2014 01:12 PM (57), 08/27/2019 11:32 AM (3), 04/03/2025 06:34 AM (16)
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