CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-0962

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.55%

42th percentile - higher than 42% of all known CVEs

Summary

Buffer overflow in HPUX passwd command allows local users to gain root privileges via a command line option.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain full administrative privileges, posing a serious security threat to the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update HPUX to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and restrict access to the passwd command.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in HPUX passwd command allows local users to gain root privileges via a command line option.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS