HP HP-UX 9.04/9.05 sysdiag privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HP HP-UX 9.04/9.05. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component sysdiag. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-1999-0961. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HP HP-UX 9.04/9.05 (Operating System). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component sysdiag. 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. CVE summarizes:

hpux sysdiag allows local users to gain root privileges via a symlink attack during log file creation.

The weakness was disclosed 09/21/1996 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-1999-0961. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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Upgrade: HP-UX 10

Timelineinfo

09/21/1996 🔍
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06/17/2014 +6478 days 🔍
04/03/2025 +3943 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13762
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/17/2014 17:29
Updated: 04/03/2025 13:48
Changes: 06/17/2014 17:29 (45), 06/21/2018 09:06 (6), 04/03/2025 13:48 (18)
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