HP HP-UX up to 10.30 mediainit Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in HP HP-UX 9/10.01/10.10/10.20/10.30. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component mediainit. Performing a manipulation results in Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-0326. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HP HP-UX 9/10.01/10.10/10.20/10.30 (Operating System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component mediainit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 10/01/1997. The weakness was published 10/01/1997 as HPSBUX9710-071 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www1.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0326. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (567), OSVDB (9646†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-20900†). Similar entry is available at VDB-13996. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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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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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: HPSBUX9710-071
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0326 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0326
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13995
X-Force: 567
OSVDB: 9646 - CVE-1999-0326 - HP - HP-UX - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20900 - HP-UX 9 Through 10.30 Mediainit Program Local Unauthorized Activities Performance Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 16:23
Updated: 04/17/2026 01:43
Changes: 06/18/2014 16:23 (57), 08/27/2019 11:27 (3), 04/17/2026 01:43 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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