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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Remote Watch. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0246. The attack can be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in HP HP-UX (Operating System) (affected version not known). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Remote Watch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
hp remote watch allows a remote user to gain root access.
The weakness was shared 10/01/1996. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0246. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10202 (HP Remote Watch showdisk Remote Privilege Escalation), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (10202), SecurityFocus (BID 82085†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-394†). The entries VDB-13765 and VDB-13762 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploiting
Class: Privileges managementCWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 10202
Nessus Name: HP Remote Watch showdisk Remote Privilege Escalation
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Sources
Vendor: hp.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-1999-0246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13764
SecurityFocus: 82085 - HP-UX CVE-1999-0246 Remote Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 394 - HP Remote Watch gain root access, High
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Entry
Created: 06/17/2014 05:29 PMUpdated: 04/03/2025 01:48 PM
Changes: 06/17/2014 05:29 PM (53), 05/06/2019 04:31 PM (10), 04/03/2025 01:48 PM (17)
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