HP HP-UX 10.00/10.01 nettune denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP HP-UX 10.00/10.01 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component nettune. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-1205. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HP HP-UX 10.00/10.01 (Operating System). This affects an unknown part of the component nettune. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

nettune in HP-UX 10.01 and 10.00 is installed setuid root, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by modifying critical networking configuration information.

The weakness was disclosed 06/07/1996 as HPSBUX9607-035 (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-1205. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at packetstormsecurity.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (414). Further details are available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: HPSBUX9607-035
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1205 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1205
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13737
X-Force: 414 - HP-UX nettune utility allows non-privileged users to configure interfaces

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 17:04
Updated: 04/16/2026 08:14
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:04 (48), 05/18/2018 09:20 (6), 04/03/2025 12:52 (16), 04/16/2026 08:14 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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