HP HP-UX 11.00 ftp privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in HP HP-UX 11.00. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ftp. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-1999-0432. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP HP-UX 11.00 (Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component ftp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ftp on HP-UX 11.00 allows local users to gain privileges.

The weakness was presented 03/01/1999 as not defined advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at www1.itrc.hp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0432. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16621 (HP-UX PHCO_17601 : s700_800 11.00 libc cumulative patch), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family HP-UX Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (2009), Tenable (16621) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-591†). See VDB-14545 and VDB-14544 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 16621
Nessus Name: HP-UX PHCO_17601 : s700_800 11.00 libc cumulative patch
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/19/1999 +18 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +1383 days 🔍
02/16/2005 +778 days 🔍
06/20/2014 +3411 days 🔍
04/18/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: www1.itrc.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0432 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0432
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14543

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X-Force: 2009
Vulnerability Center: 591 - CVE Id, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2014 17:24
Updated: 04/18/2026 17:39
Changes: 06/20/2014 17:24 (68), 05/07/2019 16:18 (1), 04/18/2026 17:39 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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