VDB-13675 · CVE-1999-1146 · HPSBUX9405-011

HP HP-UX 8/9 Glance/gpm privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP HP-UX 8/9. This affects an unknown part of the component Glance/gpm. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-1999-1146. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX 8/9 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Glance/gpm. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

vulnerability in glance and gpm programs in glanceplus for hp-ux 9.x and earlier allows local users to access arbitrary files and gain privileges.

The weakness was published 05/04/1994 as HPSBUX9405-011 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1146. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting chmod 744 /usr/perf/bin/glance; chmod 744 /usr/perf/bin/gpm. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (2060). Similar entries are available at VDB-13679, VDB-13677 and VDB-13674. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Operating System

Vendor

Name

HP-UX

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Temp Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Config: chmod 744 /usr/perf/bin/glance; chmod 744 /usr/perf/bin/gpm

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06/17/2014 +7349 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: HPSBUX9405-011⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13675
X-Force: 2060

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 13:03
Updated: 04/03/2025 06:34
Changes: 06/17/2014 13:03 (48), 01/14/2018 10:32 (6), 04/03/2025 06:34 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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