HP HP-UX up to 10.20 chsh privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in HP HP-UX up to 10.20. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component chsh. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-1999-1088. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HP HP-UX up to 10.20 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component chsh. 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:

vulnerability in chsh command in hp-ux 9.x through 10.20 allows local users to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 01/09/1997. The weakness was disclosed 01/09/1997 as not defined advisory (CIAC). The advisory is available at ciac.llnl.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1088. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2012), OSVDB (9597†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20903†). The entry VDB-13840 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: ciac.llnl.gov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-1088 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1088
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13842
X-Force: 2012 - HP-UX chsh program can compromise root privileges, High Risk
OSVDB: 9597 - HP-UX chsh Local Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 20903 - HP-UX 9.0 Through 10.20 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Chsh Command, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 00:40
Updated: 04/16/2026 14:34
Changes: 06/18/2014 00:40 (63), 08/27/2019 11:44 (1), 04/16/2026 14:34 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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