HP HP-UX 10.10/10.20 Direct Audio denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10.10/10.20 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Direct Audio. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-1999-1251. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 10.10/10.20 (Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the component Direct Audio. 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. CVE summarizes:

vulnerability in direct audio user space code on hp-ux 10.20 and 10.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service.

The weakness was shared 12/24/1996 as HPSBUX9612-043 (Packetstorm). The advisory is available at packetstormsecurity.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1251. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2010) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23366†). The entry VDB-13790 is related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/17/2014 +1749 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: HPSBUX9612-043
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1251 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1251
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13794
X-Force: 2010
Vulnerability Center: 23366 - HP HP-UX 10.20 and 10.10 Direct Audio User Space Code Local DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 06/17/2014 18:06
Updated: 04/16/2026 11:43
Changes: 06/17/2014 18:06 (53), 02/13/2017 12:33 (6), 04/16/2026 11:43 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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